Green Carnation - Couverture souple

Hichens, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803257031 ISBN 13 : 9780803257030

Editeur : Bison Books, 1970

Synopsis

xxviii 222p paperback, from a Cambridge college library, still a clean and useful copy, shelfmark removed

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

First published anonymously in 1894, The Green Carnation created a scandal that contributed to Oscar Wilde's downfall and was withdrawn from print for many years afterwards. Hichens was a friend of Wilde, but in love with 'Bosie'. He exacted revenge for his frustrated feelings by assiduously, and secretly, noting down their conversations, both public and more intimate and using them in this cruel satire on Wilde and his circle. Despite the less than sublime motivation behind its creation, the novel nevertheless preserves many examples of Wilde's brilliant wit which may have been otherwise lost to us and no one who loves his work should neglect this curious Edwardian production.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bison Books
• Date d'édition: 1970
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803257031
• ISBN 13: 9780803257030
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 249
• Éditeur: Weintraub Stanley
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible