Synopsis
The Weird Of The Wanderer is a novel written by Frederick William Rolfe, also known as Baron Corvo. The story follows the life of a man named Nicholas Crabbe, who is a wanderer that travels through Europe in search of adventure and meaning. Along the way, he encounters various characters and experiences strange and surreal events that challenge his perceptions of reality. The novel explores themes of identity, spirituality, and the nature of existence. Rolfe's writing style is known for its ornate and poetic language, which adds to the dreamlike quality of the story. The Weird Of The Wanderer is considered a classic of weird fiction and is a must-read for fans of the genre.The silver god, and the golden goddess, before many gods and goddesses. . . . The silver god, and the golden goddess on a throne. . . . The silver god, following the star."" Having said these words, which seemed to be nonsensical, he tired me. Whereat I smacked him, shaking his hand till the dark ink trickled over his thighs; and so I dismissed him to relieve Nesamun at the steering-oar.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
About the Author
Frederick William Rolfe, better known as Baron Corvo and also calling himself 'Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe' (1860 - 1913), was an English writer, artist, photographer and eccentric. Rolfe spent most of his life as a freelance writer, mainly in England but eventually in Venice. He lived in the era before the welfare state and relied on benefactors for support. But he had an argumentative nature and had a tendency to fall out spectacularly with most of the people who tried to help him and offer him room and board. Eventually, out of money and out of luck, he died in Venice from a stroke on 25 October 1913. He was buried on the Isola di San Michele, Venice. Rolfe's life provided the basis for The Quest for Corvo by A.J.A. Symons, an "experiment in biography" regarded as a minor classic in the field. This same work reveals that Rolfe had an unlikely enthusiast in the person of Maundy Gregory.
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