With settings ranging from smart London offices to remote country houses, from Cambridge in the early 1950s to a colony of voluntary artistic exiles in the South of Spain, and from Highgate to Jamaica and the USA, this new collection from Frederic Raphael is as incisive, original and enjoyable as we would expect from the author of Oxbridge Blues and The Glittering Prizes. A young couple abandon the rat-race for a pastoral idyll in 'The People in Euclid', until a disturbing new presence imposes upon their happiness - ...
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With settings ranging from smart London offices to remote country houses, from Cambridge in the early 1950s to a colony of voluntary artistic exiles in the South of Spain, and from Highgate to Jamaica and the USA, this new collection from Frederic Raphael is as incisive, original and enjoyable as we would expect from the author of Oxbridge Blues and The Glittering Prizes. A young couple abandon the rat-race for a pastoral idyll in 'The People in Euclid', until a disturbing new presence imposes upon their happiness - reminding them of what they escaped from, and inextricably linking his life with theirs. In 'Union Jack Development', the sad tale of Antonia and Stewart - pieced together from letters and diary fragments left in a drawer - casts a sinister aura over the magical Jamaican holiday house. After weeks of frantic preparation, the entire village of Torreroja - resplendent with flowers, coloured lights and with proud Mayor Don Antonio to the fore - all wait with rapt anticipation to honour 'the face with saved Spain for God' on 'The Day Franco Came'. We meet extraordinary characters from the worlds of film, theatre and literature - like Sherman Shapiro, 'The Old Pro', who offers a budding screenwriter his first chance to break into Hollywood, but whose own life turns out rather weak in the third act; Jake Nathanson, ebullient on his heady passage to eminence, and rather less spritely on is ay down in 'Quixote Shmixote'; and Magnis Molyneux, who in 'Seniority' addresses himself to his vocation - literature - with monastic severity. We see how quickly 'the moment passes', and how flattery, favours and auld acquaintances can conveniently be forgotten. Think of England is a stylish, subtle and highly accomplished collection in which Frederic Raphael displays his astute observation of human motives and his versatility at their very best.
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Add this copy of Think of England to cart. $6.99, good condition, Sold by Auldfarran Books, IOBA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Decatur, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by London: Cape.
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187pp. hardback 8vo: near Very Good in a Fine dj in poly cover [text is completely age browned owing to paper quality; else nrVG] A review copy from the William Morris Agency, U.K. with sticker on ffep & laid-in letter. A review copy from the William Morris Agency, U.K. with sticker on ffep & laid-in letter. Seventeen short stories by the Chicago-born writer associated with England.
Add this copy of Think of England to cart. $10.95, like new condition, Sold by Great Expectations Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Staten Island, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Scribner's.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7æ-9æ" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 187 pages. First American edition, first printing with full number line. A collection of 17 short stories centered around the theme of England or Englishmen. No previous ownership marks. Dust-jacket shows mild edge-wear but no tears or chips. A clean, square, tight and unmarked copy in a complete and intact jacket. Fine in a very good dust-jacket.,
Add this copy of Think of England to cart. $16.68, very good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by Jonathan Cape.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket. 1st edition. Extremely well-preserved copy in a tight binding. Includes compliment slip from the publisher upon issue. Pages yellowing with age. Very neat dust jacket with nice, straight edges & retaining bright colours.
Add this copy of Think of England-Short Stories to cart. $18.54, very good condition, Sold by Pendleburys Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Llanwrda, CARMARTHENSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by Scribner's.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book Hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a very mildly rubbed pictorial dust wrapper, text clean and unmarked, 187pp.
Add this copy of Think of England to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Southampton Sag Harbor Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Scribner's.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($15.95 price intact). Published by Charles Scribners, 1998. Octavo. Gray cloth over blue boards stamped in gold. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Marker on top of page ends. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear with small tears. 187 pages. ISBN: 9780684189727. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
Add this copy of Think of England to cart. $47.95, very good condition, Sold by RARE BOOK CELLAR rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pomona, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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