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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. "They Were Found Wanting" is the second volume of the trilogy of Novels by Hungarian author Count Miklós Bánffy (1873 - 1950), titled collectively "The Writing on the Wall" ("Erdélyi Történet"), and known, also, as "The Transylvanian Trilogy". The novel was translated by Patrick Thursfield and Katalin Bánffy - Jelen. There is a Foreword by Patrick Leigh Fermor. This reprint edition was published by Arcadia Books in 2009, under the aegis of the Arts Council of England and The Hungarian Book Foundation. Excerpted from the cover blurb : "The tale of the two Transylvanian cousins, their loves and very different fortunes continues in this second volume of the "Transylvanian Trilogy". Balint Abády is forced to part from the beautiful and unhappily married Adrienne Uzdy. Lásló Geyeröffy is rapidly heading for self-destruction through drink and his own fecklessness. Politicians quarreling among themselves and stubbornly ignoring their countrymen's real needs, are still pursuing their vendetta with the Habsburg rule of Hungary from Vienna. Meanwhile they fail to notice how the Great Powers - through such events as Austria's annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1908 - are moving even closer to the conflagration of 1914 - 1918 that will destroy their world forever. Contrasting a life of privilege and corruption with the lives and problems of an expatriate Romanian peasant minority whom Balint tries to help, this portrait is an unrivaled evocation of a rich and fascinating aristocratic world oblivious of its impending demise." The book is considered to be one of the most celebrated classics of Hungarian literature. Said W. L. Webb, writing in 'The Guardian' : "Fascinating. He writes about his quirky border lairds and squires and the high misty forest ridges and valleys of Transylvania with something of the ache that Czeslaw Milosz brings to the contemplation of his lost Eden." SERIES : The Transylvanian Trilogy, "The Writing on the Wall", Volume II ("Erdélyi Történet") TITLE : They Were Found Wanting AUTHOR : Count Miklós Bánffy (1873 - 1950) TRANSLATION : Patrick Thursfield and Katalin Bánffy-Jelen FOREWORD : Patrick Leigh Fermor AEGIS : Arts Council of England and The Hungarian Book Foundation IMPRINT : Arcadia Books PLACE : London DATE : (2009) EDITION : Reprint PHYSICAL DETAILS : Frontispiece is a reproduction of the portrait of Count Bánffy by Lawrence Mynott. Contains a Foreword; 5" x 7.75" x 1.5" photo pictorial wraps, glued; [x] + 470 pages CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and unmarked, with but mild signs of handling. No Writing. No signatures. The binding is tight.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The Writing On The Wall (Erdelyi Tortenet; Foxing to exterior edge of pages. - Good overall condition. General wear. No major blemishes. No writing.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

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Paperback. Condition: VG+. Advance Review Copy. Paperbacks in Very Good+ condition. Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series. 5.2 X 1.5 X 8.3 inches. Advance Review Copies. Uncorrected Proofs. Highlighting at the top of front cover of both volumes (see photos) - otherwise, both volumes are clean and unmarked. Slight crease to the front cover of volume 1. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Exlibrary marks. Sound binding, hinges. Clean, tanned pages. Cloth over boards has light shelf wear. Contents: Thursfield, Henry Barnard's American Journal of Education. Parks, The Roman rhetorical schools as a preparation for the courts under the early Empire. Crenshaw, The slave states in the Presidential election of 1860. Ex-Library; 9.25" tall.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Perfect late night reading" JAN MORRIS "Banffy is a born storyteller" PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR "Totally absorbing" MARTHA KEARNEY "So evocative" SIMON JENKINSAn extraordinary portrait of the vanished world of pre-1914 Hungary, They Were Counted is an epic story told through the eyes of two cousins, Count Balint Abady and Count Laszlo Gyeroffy. Shooting parties in great country houses, turbulent scenes in parliament and the luxury life in Budapest provide the backdrop for this gripping, prescient novel, forming a chilling indictment of upper-class frivolity and political folly in which good manners cloak indifference and brutality. Abady becomes aware of the plight of a group of Romanian mountain peasants and champions their cause, while Gyeroffy dissipates his resources at the gaming tables, mirroring the decline of the Austro-Hungarian empire itself.This is the first volume Banffy's trilogy, which continues with They Were Found Wanting and They Were Divided. It was rediscovered for an international readership after the fall of communism in Hungary.With a Foreword by Patrick Leigh-FermorTranslated from Hungarian by Patrick Thursfield and Katalin Banffy-JelenWINNER OF THE WEIDENFELD TRANSLATION PRIZE An extraordinary portrait of the vanished world of pre-1914 Hungary. The first volume of Banffy's trilogy, rediscovered after the fall of communism in Hungary. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…