The Present and the Past |
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Author:
| Compton-Burnett, Ivy |
ISBN: | 978-0-486-84444-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2019 |
Publisher: | Dover Publications, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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"Precise, poised, studied, epigrammatic artistry." -- Kirkus. In this dark comedy, the egotistical head of a Victorian household is dismayed at the friendship between his former and current wives and attempts to distract them with a fake suicide attempt.
"Precise, poised, studied, epigrammatic artistry." -- Kirkus. In this dark comedy, the egotistical head of a Victorian household is dismayed at the friendship between his former and current wives and attempts to distract them with a fake suicide attempt.