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Synopsis
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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Released in 1952 to wide acclaim, The Cardboard Crown was the first novel in The Langton Tetralogy; the work for which Boyd is best known. Set in Australia and England at the turn of the twentieth century, Boyd presents an unforgettable portrait of an upper middle-class family who love both countries but are not quite at home in either. At the centre of this immensely readable novel is Alice Verso, whose dynasty-founding marriage masks the inner turmoil she faces surrounding the promise of love in distant Rome, only to be discovered generations later.
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The Cardboard Crown
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Penguin Books, 1986
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The Cardboard Crown
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Penguin Books, Ringwood, Victoria, 1984
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Pictorial Wraps. Etat : 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. N° de réf. du vendeur 037994
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The Cardboard Crown
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Penguin Books, 1986
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Couverture souple. Etat : bon. RO60005289: 1984. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 255 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. N° de réf. du vendeur RO60005289
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The cardboard crown
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Victoria: Penguin Books Australia, 1984
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Soft cover. Etat : 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. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1681054464461
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The cardboard crown
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Penguin Books, 1984
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Soft cover
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Soft cover. Etat : 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". N° de réf. du vendeur 023889
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THE CARDBOARD CROWN
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Penguin, Australia, 1984
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Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. Reprint. This copy appears unread. N° de réf. du vendeur 026180
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