9780241132579 - English Music von Ackroyd, Peter (17 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

softcover. Zustand: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 400 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 399p. Summary; With alternating chapters set in the late 1920s and in a dream world involving Byrd, Constable and Carroll, the novel charts the development of a motherless young man. The author also wrote "Chatterton" and "Hawksmoor". He was elected Author of the Year in 1990 by selected booksellers. Review: Often brilliant but ultimately flawed new fiction from the British Ackroyd (First Light; Dickens; etc.) in which the ideas have more life than the characters that express them. Timothy, the narrator of this leisurely paced consideration of time and the legacy of history, is a sensitive boy, troubled by dreams and haunted by the past - both that of his family and of England. Timothy is also the source of the power that helps his father perform psychic healings. Aware of his own unusual background and a voracious reader of English literature, he also becomes the detective, "looking for the harmony, the pattern," the proof that there is "an organic unity between past and present." This unity is found in literature, in art, music, and the individual - with revelations occurring in sudden dreams, prompted by a particular situation: a schoolmaster's talk on music leads to an encounter with a colleague of Henry Purcell's; a reading of Pilgrim's Progress evokes a frightening meeting with Christian, as well as Alice of Alice in Wonderland; and, in a gallery, a Gainsborough painting becomes a lesson on 18th-century British art. Such encounters, while marvelously imagined and full of clever allusions, overshadow the more conventional story of Timothy's own life. A move to the country, necessitated by his father's financial difficulties, is followed by an aimless adulthood in which Timothy resumes the healings with his father; but, ashamed of his role, he soon flees, only to meet up again when his father, now a circus performer, comes to the village where Timothy lives. Reconciled to both his own and his country's past, Timothy can now accept the legacy of family and time, that "passage of music from generation to generation." Trouble is, Timothy, his dad, and assorted pals are not as lively or as real as the ghosts, fictional and historical, conjured up to make the point. Still: much to savor and admire. (Kirkus Reviews) Subjects; English fiction. Modern fiction. FICTION / General. Genre; Fiction. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Softcover. Zustand: Bon. Traces d'usure sur la couverture. Salissures sur la tranche. Couverture différente. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Signs of wear on the cover. Stains on the edge. Different cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Zustand: Aceptable. : Tras la muerte de su madre, Timothy Harcombe es separado de su padre, de mala reputación, y enviado a vivir con sus abuelos, donde se pierde en el mundo de la literatura inglesa. A través de capítulos alternos ambientados a finales de la década de 1920 y en un mundo de ensueño que involucra a Byrd, Constable y Carroll, la novela narra el desarrollo de un joven sin madre. EAN: 9780241132579 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: English Music Autor: Peter Ackroyd Editorial: Hamish Hamilton Ltd Idioma: en Páginas: 416 Formato: tapa blanda.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint; First Printing. Light cover creasing and shelf wear, small stain to rear cover. ; First UK trade paperback edition, first printing with full number line. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread. Embossed cover design uncredited. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 416 pages; Novel charting the development of a motherless young man with alternating chapters set in the late 1920s and in a dream world involving Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and William Hogarth. Trade PB.

Paperback. Zustand: Book good. 399 pp. Some b/w illustrations.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Paperback Edition. Very Good condition. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 400 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. Reprint; First Printing. First UK trade paperback edition, first printing with full number line. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread. Embossed cover design uncredited. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 416 pages; Novel charting the development of a motherless young man with alternating chapters set in the late 1920s and in a dream world involving Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and William Hogarth. Trade PB.