Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening Land - Hardcover

Crowley, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060556587 ISBN 13: 9780060556587

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2005

Synopsis

A work spanning three centuries, written by the renowned author of The Translator, follows the stories of a lost Lord Byron novel, the writer's daughter's efforts to save the manuscript, and a woman who discovers the daughter's secret. 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

"One of 2005's most accomplished novels." -- Washington Times

"One of 2005's most accomplished novels."--Washington Times

"An eerily authentic simulation of Romantic literature . . . beautiful."--Boston Globe

"Though it's an impertinent undertaking, it's also a beautiful success . . . Both charmingly romantic and stoically realistic."--Seattle Times

"An astounding display of scholarship and imagination . . . remarkable."--Washington Post Book World

"Remarkable and convincing . . . Despite its Romantic trappings, LORD BYRON'S NOVEL pulses with contemporary vitality."--Toronto Star

"[An] intricate and stylish romp . . . both a Gothic extravaganza and a picaresque adventure."--New York Times Book Review

"A complex, nested novel of literary and biographical reconstruction . . . A stunning, rewarding work."--Vancouver Sun

[An] intricate and stylish romp . . . both a Gothic extravaganza and a picaresque adventure. --New York Times Book Review"

An eerily authentic simulation of Romantic literature . . . beautiful. --Boston Globe"

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060556587
• ISBN 13: 9780060556587
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 465