Wacousta: Penguin Modern Classics Edition - Brossura

Richardson, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0735236011 ISBN 13: 9780735236011

Casa editrice: Emblem Editions, 2018

Riassunto

NOW A PENGUIN MODERN CLASSIC: Twining revenge tragedy with gothic romance, John Richardson's Wacousta is a story of betrayal, false identity, and wasted love during one of the most violent episodes in the history of the Canadian frontier.


     On the northwest frontier in 1763, a mysterious man named Wacousta lies at the heart of a violent attack on the British garrison Fort Detroit. Consumed by a thirst for vengeance that borders on madness, this monstrous figure assists Pontiac's Indian alliance to satisfy a deeply personal vendetta--one whose roots stretch back across decades and continents. Thrilling and suspenseful, Wacousta creates a world of deception and terror in which motive is ambiguous and the boundary between order and anarchy unclear.

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Informazioni sull?autore

JOHN RICHARDSON was the first Canadian-born novelist to achieve international recognition. He balanced much of his writing career with service in the British Army, leading him first to the United States, where he was imprisoned for a year during the war of 1812, and later to England and the West Indies. Wacousta, written in 1832, was his third and most successful novel. Richardson died in 1852.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Emblem Editions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0735236011
• ISBN 13: 9780735236011
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 600
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile