The Boat
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Boat
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) L. P. Hartley
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:480 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 130 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781848548114
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.912 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
John Murray Press
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| Imprint |
John Murray Publishers Ltd
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| Publication Date |
28 March 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Timothy Casson, a bachelor writer, is forced to return from a contented life in Venice to an English village. Taking a house by the river where he can pursue his passion for rowing, he has to do battle with the locals to overcome his isolation and feelings of incompleteness. This most complex of Hartley's novels examines the multiple layers of Casson's relationships with servants, local society and friends.
Author Biography
L. P. Hartley (1895-1972) was a British writer, described by Lord David Cecil as 'One of the most distinguished of modern novelists; and one of the most original'. His best-known work is THE GO-BETWEEN, which was made into a 1970 film. He was awarded the 1947 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He was awarded the CBE in 1956.
ReviewsEnglish village life is made vivid and recognisable to us by countless delicate strokes of observation - Lord David Cecil A work of the greatest brilliance and of a memorable humanistic cast - Manchester Guardian Hartley's hilarious (with dark moments) page-turner - Daily Mail English village life is made vivid and recognisable to us by countless delicate strokes of observation - Lord David Cecil A work of the greatest brilliance and of a memorable humanistic cast - Manchester Guardian Hartley's hilarious (with dark moments) page-turner - Daily Mail
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