Quest for Corvo
by A. J. A. Symons
Title:
Quest for Corvo
Author:
A. J. A. Symons
Series (if any):
Penguin Modern Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
272 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780241312995
EAN:
9780241312995
Publication Date:
22/02/2018
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
318
Dimensions (mm):
198 x 131 x 16
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£10.72
3 copies in stock
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Description
''What had happened to the lost manuscripts, what train of chances took Rolfe to his death in Venice? The Quest continued''One summer afternoon A.J.A. Symons is handed a peculiar, eccentric novel that he cannot forget and, captivated by this unknown masterpiece, determines to learn everything he can about its mysterious author. The object of his search is Frederick Rolfe, self-titled Baron Corvo - artist, rejected candidate for priesthood and author of serially autobiographical fictions - and its story is told in this ''experiment in biography'': a beguiling portrait of an insoluble tangle of talents, frustrated ambitions and self-destruction.
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