Mrs. October Was Here
Dowell, Coleman
ISBN 10: 0811205185 ISBN 13: 9780811205184
Published by New Directions, 1974
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Mrs. Septimus October, a lady of vast wealth whose hobby is revolution descends with her mysterious entourage to stage her great experiment―one aimed at ridding the world of hatred by focusing it on one single individual and destroying him. Her strange cadre of agents grows amid surprising, even sinister circumstances. Her bright and terrible revolution, however, takes a turn she had not anticipated, and the novel reveals itself as a ferocious, many-leveled fable.
From the Back Cover: The quintessential American town ('Oh beautiful for specious skies / For ambient waves of pain...'), Mrs. Septimus October, a lady of vast wealth whose hobby is revolution descends with her mysterious entourage to stage her great experiment--one aimed at ridding the world of hatred by focusing it on one single individual and destroying him. Her strange cadre of agents grows amid surprising, even sinister circumstances. Her bright and terrible revolution, however, takes a turn she had not anticipated, and the novel reveals itself as a ferocious, many-leveled fable.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Mrs. October Was Here
Publisher: New Directions
Publication Date: 1974
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good