The Last Gentleman |
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Author:
| Percy, Walker |
ISBN: | 978-0-8041-0379-4 |
Publication Date: | Feb 1989 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Ivy Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $5.99 |
Book Description:
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Williston Bibb Barrett is the last gentleman, a twenty-five-year-old wanderer from the South living in New York City with no plans for the future and detached roots from his past. The simple purchase of a telescope one summer day changes his life. For while searching for an elusive peregrine falcon in Central Park, Will accidentally spots a beautiful young woman and falls madly and hopelessly in love. And so begins the last gentleman's quest for home, identity, and the meaning of...
More DescriptionWilliston Bibb Barrett is the last gentleman, a twenty-five-year-old wanderer from the South living in New York City with no plans for the future and detached roots from his past. The simple purchase of a telescope one summer day changes his life. For while searching for an elusive peregrine falcon in Central Park, Will accidentally spots a beautiful young woman and falls madly and hopelessly in love. And so begins the last gentleman's quest for home, identity, and the meaning of contemporary life.