Arthur & George: A Novel
New York: Vintage International, 2007. 6th Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Item #2326042
ISBN: 9781400097036
Sixth printing. Pencil name on front cover verso.
445 pp. As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later—one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry, the other creating the world's most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife–their fates become inextricably connected.In Arthur & George, Julian Barnes explores the grand tapestry of late-Victorian Britain to create his most intriguing and engrossing novel yet.
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