Buy this book on-line Powys, John Cowper : WEYMOUTH SANDSOverlook Hardcover, 1999 ISBN 9780879517175
By the author of A Glastonbury Romance, a modern classic of psychological i nsight and humanity Along with Wolf Solent, A Glastonbury Romance and Maiden Castle, this moder n classic originally published in 1934, forms the quartet that "are just ab out the only novels produced by an English writer that can fairly be compar ed with the fictions of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky." (George Steiner, The New Yorker). Drawing on his vivid childhood memories of the seaside town of Wey mouth, Powys creates a striking collection of human oddities, through which he shows his deep sympathy for the variety, the eccentricity, the essentia l loneliness of human beings. "To encounter Powys is to arrive at the very fount of creation." --Henry Miller, Very Good/Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Powys, John Cowper : WEYMOUTH SANDS. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. POWYS, John Cowper : Weymouth SandsMacdonald, 1963
The first complete edition, having been originally published in an abridged form as "Jobber Skald" in 1934. A fine copy in a vg++ d.w., head spine worn and crushhed, light chipping to top margin front panel, some general light edgewear. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of POWYS, John Cowper : Weymouth Sands. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. |