Synopsis
An accumulation of Victorian artifacts, literally dreamed up by young, obscure historian Anthony Maloney has crucial effects on his private and public lives as it draws him nearer and nearer to the border between creative nightmare and deadly wakefulness
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On a weekend visit to Carmel, California, sober and respectable Anthony Maloney has an extraordinary dream which is to change the pattern of his entire life. He dreams that outside his hotel window, on a previously empty parking-lot, an open-air market has appeared containing a dazzling collection of priceless Victoriana. Laid out before him he sees a vast array of exquisite furniture, paintings, jewellery, tapestries and musical instruments – a fantasy beyond measure for Maloney, a lifelong enthusiast. Waking from this strange reverie, he crosses to the window, only to discover that his dream has come true ...
Set in a fantastic, surreal world, 'The Great Victorian Collection' is a fascinating exploration of the disturbing, intangible nature of reality.
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About the Author
Brian Moore, whom Graham Greene called his ‘favourite living novelist’, was born in Belfast in 1921. He emigrated to Canada in 1948, where he became a journalist and adopted Canadian citizenship. He spent some time in New York before settling in California.
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Great Victorian Collection
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some wear to the wraps with a bump to the front top corner at the side edge. Mild page toning with foxing to the inner covers. Otherwise a clean, unmarked copy. Seller Inventory # ABE-1559591851930
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Great Victorian Collection
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ISBN 13: 9780345250001
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Painted Front Cover (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher,. 183 pages. From Wikipedia "it tells the story of a man who dreams that the empty parking lot he can see from his hotel window has been transformed by the arrival of a collection of priceless Victoriana on display in a vast open-air market. When he awakes he finds that he can no longer distinguish the dream from reality." >> Cover creasing; reading creasing to paper spine; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 161415
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Great Victorian Collection
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ISBN 10: 0345250001
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # 220217010