The romantic, the real life of Cashel Greville Ross : a novel, William Boyd
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The romantic, the real life of Cashel Greville Ross : a novel, William Boyd
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The romantic
Responsibility statement
William Boyd
Sub title
the real life of Cashel Greville Ross : a novel
Summary
From one of Britain's best-loved and bestselling writers comes an intimate yet panoramic novel about the tumult and unexpected nature of life, set in the 19th century A new "whole life" novel from William Boyd, the author of Any Human Heart. Set in the 19th century, the novel follows the roller-coaster fortunes of a man as he tries to negotiate the random stages, adventures and vicissitudes of his life. He is variously a soldier, a farmer, a pawnbroker, a bankrupt, a jailbird, a writer, a gigolo - and many other manifestations - and, finally, a minor diplomat, based in Trieste (then in Austria-Hungary) where he sees out the end of his days
Target audience
adult
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Subject
- Ethical problems -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Fiction
- Romance fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Zanzibar -- History -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Authors -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- Pisa (Italy) -- History -- Fiction
- Fathers -- Fiction
- Ravenna (Italy) -- History -- Fiction
- Armies -- Fiction
- Humorous fiction
- Soldiers -- Fiction
- Farmers -- Fiction
- Sri Lanka -- History -- Fiction
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- Classification1
- Creator1
- Genre3
- Subject16
- Ethical problems -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Fiction
- Romance fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Zanzibar -- History -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Authors -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- Pisa (Italy) -- History -- Fiction
- Fathers -- Fiction
- Ravenna (Italy) -- History -- Fiction
- Armies -- Fiction
- Humorous fiction
- Soldiers -- Fiction
- Farmers -- Fiction
- Sri Lanka -- History -- Fiction
- Content3
- Author1