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In "The cardboard crown" Mr Boyd returns to the theme of Lucinda Brayford. It is the story of an Australian woman of the last century whose need for the traditional civilisation of Europe draws her from her own country. Yet this continual attraction prevents her from taking root either in the Australian world in which she is socially pre-eminent, or in the English country home preserved from decay by the life-blood of her money; each excursion to Europe is paid for with tragedy and ends in retreat. The events and influences of her life: her elopement and marriage; an idyllic Roman interlude with a man who for her typifies European civilisation; the ironic sequel to this affair, are re-created long afterwards from a variety of sources: from her diary, in which passages of revealing emotion run like scars through its Victorian reticence; from the memories of those who knew her - notably Arthur, a colourful though not very reliable witness - and from fragments of family mythology and gossip. Each adds depth to the picture, and, in so doing, proves once again Mr Boyd's mastery at revealing the growth of character through experience.
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The cardboard crown
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Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Good condition soft cover pictorial laminated cover, no DJ. 255 pages good and clean. No foxing, no previous names. "Set against the background of Australia and England in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, The Langton Quartet presents a vivid portrait of an upper middle-class family, whose members divide their lives between Australia and England - yet are never quite at home in either society". Codice articolo 023889
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The Cardboard Crown
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The Cardboard Crown
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Penguin Books, Ringwood, Victoria, 1984
ISBN 10: 0140069046
ISBN 13: 9780140069044
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Pictorial Wraps. Condizione: Near Fine. Reprint. With an introduction by Dorothy Green. Cover illustration by Mike Hollands. Mass market paperback. Printed in Australia. Very slight handling wear, otherwise a very nice clean tight solid softcover copy. Tight copy, appears unread. xviii + 256pp. SB-87. Codice articolo 037994
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The Cardboard Crown
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Blanda. Condizione: Buen Estado. Condizione sovraccoperta: Buen Estado. Codice articolo 24503
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The cardboard crown
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Victoria: Penguin Books Australia, 1984
ISBN 10: 0140069046
ISBN 13: 9780140069044
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Soft cover
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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Boyd, Martin. The cardboard crown. Victoria: Penguin Books Australia, 1984. Paperback, VG. Binding strong and square. 256pp. Light tanning to edge of page block; , contents clean and bright. Martin à Beckett Boyd (10 June 1893 3 June 1972) was an Australian writer born into the à BeckettBoyd family, a family synonymous with the establishment, the judiciary, publishing and literature, and the visual arts since the early 19th century in Australia. Boyd was a novelist, memoirist and poet who spent most of his life after World War I in Europe, primarily Britain. His work drew heavily on his own life and family, with his novels frequently exploring the experiences of the Anglo-Australian upper and middle classes. His writing was also deeply influenced by his experience of serving in World War One. The Cardboard Crown (1952) is the first in the author's "Langton Tetralogy" (which comprises The Cardboard Crown, A Difficult Young Man, Outbreak of Love and When Blackbirds Sing). RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Codice articolo ABE-1681054464461
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The cardboard crown.
Da: Le-Livre, SABLONS, Francia
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Couverture souple. Condizione: bon. RO60005289: 1984. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 255 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Codice articolo RO60005289
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THE CARDBOARD CROWN
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Penguin, Australia, 1984
ISBN 10: 0140069046
ISBN 13: 9780140069044
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Paperback
Da: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
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Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. Reprint. This copy appears unread. Codice articolo 026180
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