Published by Persephone Books Ltd, 2003
ISBN 10: 1903155347 ISBN 13: 9781903155349
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
Published by Persephone Books Ltd, London, 2003
ISBN 10: 1903155347 ISBN 13: 9781903155349
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Trade Paperback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Mint. First Thus. This copy is in mint, seemingly unread condition in a mint unclipped dustwrapper. Persephone Books reprints neglected fiction and non-fiction by mid-twentieth century writers. These books are intelligent, thought-provoking and beautifully written. Their list includes novels, short stories, diaries, memoirs and cookery books; each has an elegant uniform grey jacket and colourful endpapers with a matching bookmark, Each title has a new preface by writers such as Jilly Cooper, David Kynaston and Elaine Showalter. When these captivating and at times bizarre stories were published posthumously in 1949, Angus Wilson wrote: 'It appears no exaggeration to say that Frances Towers' death in 1948 may have robbed us of a figure of more than purely contemporary significance. At first glance one might be disposed to dismiss Miss Towers as an imitation Jane Austen, but it would be a mistaken judgment, for her cool detachment and ironic eye are directed more often than not against the sensible breeze that blasts and withers, the forthright candour that kills the soul. Miss Towers flashes and shines now this way, now that, like a darting sunfish.' 'At her best her prose style is a shimmering marvel,' wrote the "Independent on Sunday",' and few writers can so deftly and economically delineate not only the outside but the inside of a character.There's always more going on than you can possibly fathom.' Five of the stories were read on BBC Radio 4. Ref NNN 7.
Published by Persephone Books Ltd, 2003
ISBN 10: 1903155347 ISBN 13: 9781903155349
Seller: Monster Bookshop, Fleckney, United Kingdom
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