Isbn: 9781885983381 - collected tales and fantasies of lord berners: including percy wallingford, the camel, mr. pidger, count omega, the romance of a nose, far from the madding war (2 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Little known in the US, Lord Berners, (1883-1950) was a composer, novelist, painter, and conspicuous asthete. Here is a delightful collection of short fiction by this quirky off-beat writer. With dark razor-sharp wit and spare distinctive prose, Berners offers us an unforgettable set of characters including Cleopatra, composer Emanuel Smith, (William Walton), Emmeline Pocock, who looked like a nymph in one of the less licentious pictures of Fragonar'. These short works are triumphs of dry irony and glorious absurdity.'.…

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 46097642. 1786692455. 8/14/2026 7:27:35 AM.