Marwin Delcarol (1 results)

"A striking first novel about reincarnation" - was published by Duckworth in 1920 at 9s, and follows siblings Hugh and Rhodanthe Charlton, and their contemporary, Simon Deyne, through various past lives, which allowed for a romantic resolution in the(ir) present day. From Ancient Egypt, where Rhodanthe and Simon lived as a princess and priest, whose love was impossible, the characters are reincarnated as Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, Vikings, Normans, Italians and English nobles, including some Tiresian gender-crossing. Or, as the adverts had it: "The story of a winter holiday in Egypt; of strange memories in a land of mystery; and of how a broken romance was renewed and made perfect." First edition, scarce. pp367 15 ads. No dustwrapper. Original publisher's orange cloth, showing overall wear, tippex and private ex lib ownership label to endpapers, and to title. Some dustiness and minor wear, otherwise a good example. 16160.…