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A Pelican in the Wilderness: Hermits, Solitaries and Recluses

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Pelican in the Wilderness: Hermits, Solitaries and Recluses
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Isabel Colegate
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreLiterary studies - general
Religious life and practice
ISBN/Barcode 9780006531883
ClassificationsDewey:291.447
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 20 b/w illus, Index

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publication Date 17 February 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A man that studies Happiness must sit alone like a Sparrow upon the House Top, and like a Pelican in the Wilderness' - Thomas Traherne. Celebrated novelist Isabel Colegate explores the lives and works of those who've followed the call of solitude, from Lao Tzu and the Desert Fathers to Wordsworth and Thoreau.

Author Biography

Isabel Colegate is the author of many bestselling books including THE ORLANDO TRILOGY, AGATHA, A GLIMPSE OF SION'S GLORY, WINTER JOURNEY and THE SHOOTING PARTY. She reviews both fiction and non-fiction for the Daily Telegraph, TLS, the Spectator, Washington Post, New York Times as well as writing travel articles for the Independent, Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail. She has appeared on a number of radio and television programmes. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1981and given an honorary degree by the University of Bath in 1988.

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