The Romantic
Уильям Бойд
One man, many lives.
Born in 1799, Cashel Greville Ross experiences myriad lives: joyous and devastating, years of luck and unexpected loss. Moving…
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ISBN: 9780241542026
Год издания: 2022
Язык: Английский
BRIAN MCFARLANE, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (AU)
"There are not only sketches of real-life characters such as explorer-diplomat Sir Richard Burton and poets Shelley and Byron, but also occasional footnotes that support the authenticity of some events ... The fragmentary records of Cashel's life are wrapped around by the engaging voice of the narrator."
ALLAN MASSIE, THE SCOTSMAN (UK)
"It is admirably and convincingly done, so much so that, after reading a chapter set in Pisa where Cashel meets Byron and Shelley, I consulted the index of Leslie Marchand's incomparable edition of Byron's letters and journals to see if there was any mention of Cashel ... There is no shortage of incident in Cashel's long and varied life. The plot is a rambling one, so much so that this may be called a picaresque novel, which answers with a splendid and convincing affirmative to Scott's question: 'what is the plot for but to bring in fine things?' There is a cornucopia of fine things here."
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