The current text has the essential foundations for a more effective council, with better tools to react swiftly to grave or chronic human rights violations.
Mr. Berkeley's brief "Farewell," on his own text, has the melodic contours of a pop song and the gentleness of a lullaby.
Samuel Beckett's 1958 text has the ageing Krapp sit at a table on which stands a reel-to-reel tape recorder.
The illustrations' accompanying text has the timeless lilt of beginner literature, its odd combination of statement and imperative: "Run, rat, run!
Crimp's text has the main characters talking about themselves in the third person, narrating their own actions; though highly artificial, it's surprisingly easy to accept, and it means we get to hear their thoughts almost before they think them.
The original text has the cheekiest description of her: "Before Ali, the girls had felt like pleated, high-waisted mom jeans — awkward and noticeable for all the wrong reasons — but then Ali made them feel like the most perfect-fitting Stella McCartneys that no one could afford".
