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The Boat

Name: The Boat
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Author: L. P. Hartley
ISBN: 9781848548121

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L. P. Hartley

John Murray
Paru le : 27/03/2013

Timothy Casson, a bachelor writer, is forced to return from a contented life in Venice to an English village. Taking a house by the river where he can... > Lire la suite

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Timothy Casson, a bachelor writer, is forced to return from a contented life in Venice to an English village. Taking a house by the river where he can pursue his passion for rowing, he has to do battle with the locals to overcome his isolation and feelings of incompleteness. This most complex of Hartley's novels examines the multiple layers of Casson's relationships with servants, local society and friends.

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Date de parution : 27/03/2013
Editeur : John Murray
ISBN : 978-1-84854-812-1
EAN : 9781848548121
Format : ePub

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Biographie de L. P. Hartley

L. P. Hartley (1895-1972) was a British writer, described by Lord David Cecil as 'One of the most distinguished of modern novelists; and one of the most original'. His best-known work is The Go-Between, which was made into a 1970 film. Other works include The Betrayal, The Brickfield, The Boat, My Fellow Devils, A Perfect Woman and Eustace and Hilda, for which he was awarded the 1947 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
He was awarded the CBE in 1956.