"A work so rich in interest, so direct, revealing, and, above all, thought-provoking that this reader found it the most consistently exciting book of its kind to appear in many years."-"The New York Times" Bryher (1894-1985)-adventurer, novelist, publisher-flees Victorian Britain for the raucous streets of Cairo and sultry Parisian cafes. Amidst ...
Freud was old, and fragile. H.D. was forty-six and despairing of her writing life, which seemed to have reached a dead end, for all her success. Her sessions with Freud proved to be the point of transition, the funnel into which were poured her memories of the past and associations in the present -- and from which she emerged reborn. H.D. came to ...
Blending poetry, prose and autobiographical details, "Development" and "Two Selves" together constitute a compelling bildungsroman that follows a young woman's process of coming out. Through the fictionalized character Nancy, the novels trace Bryher's life through her childhood and young adulthood.
"Bryher is known as the author of distinguished, poetically evocative historical novels. Their melancholy magic, their ability to recapture the mood of a historical crisis and their haunting symbolism introduced a fresh and original approach to historical fiction. [This is] a striking and beautifully written narrative... Bryher is extraordinarily ...
In this chilling futuristic novel, four men and women attempt an escape to legendary Avalon after "the Movement" threatens the liberty and comforts they have taken for granted. "Visa for Avalon" takes place in an unnamed country and an unnamed time. In it, Bryher uses her knowledge of history and psychology to examine the eruption of a political ...
Edition: Unstated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Date Published: 1960
Description: Fair. No Jacket. There are library stamps all over the edges of the pages and the endpapers. There are also withdraw stamps all over the endpapers and a withdraw sticker over the call number on the spine. There is a library pocket on the back inside cover and synopsis of the author's work pasted to the back inside cover. This is a novel of historical fiction and fantasy set in 6th century Britain, the time of Druid's and King Arthur. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World
Date Published: 1969
Description: Good. Hardcover; Ex-Library; New York; Harcourt Brace and World; 1969; 1st Edition; Good in Good DJ; Usual library markings, card pocket, endpapers discolored. Inside pages good, binding tight. The story of Switzerland during the late eighteenth century revolutionary unrest. Unconditional money back guarantee. read more
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