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A Pelican in the Wilderness: Hermits, Solitaries and Recluses
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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A Pelican in the Wilderness: Hermits, Solitaries and Recluses
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Isabel Colegate
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - general
Religious life and practice |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780006531883
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| Classifications | Dewey:291.447 |
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| Audience | | General | | Professional & Vocational | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Illustrations |
20 b/w illus, Index
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint |
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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| Publication Date |
17 February 2003 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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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