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The Ghost of Monsieur Scarron (Paperback, New Edition)
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The Ghost of Monsieur Scarron (Paperback, New Edition)
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This historical novel is the third and final book in American poet
and fiction writer Janet Lewis's "Cases of Circumstantial Evidence"
series, based on legal case studies compiled in the nineteenth
century. In "The Ghost of Monsieur Scarron," Lewis returns to her
beloved France, the setting of "The Wife of Martin Guerre," her
best-known novel and the first in the series. As Swallow Press
executive editor Kevin Haworth relates in a new introduction,
Monsieur Scarron shifts the reader into the center of Paris in
1694, during the turbulent reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV. The
junction of this time and place gives Monsieur Scarron an
intriguing political element not apparent in either "The Wife of
Martin Guerre" or "The Trial of Soren Qvist."
"The Ghost of Monsieur Scarron" begins in a small bookbinder's shop
on a modest Paris street, but inexorably expands to encompass a
tumultuous affair, growing social unrest, and the conflicts between
a legal system based on oppressive order and a society about to
undergo harsh changes. With its domestic drama set against a larger
political and historical backdrop, Monsieur Scarron is considered
by some critics and readers to be the most intricately layered and
fully realized book of Lewis's long career. Originally published in
1959, Monsieur Scarron has remained in print almost continuously
ever since.
General
Imprint: |
Swallow Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2013 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Janet Lewis
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Introduction by: |
Kevin Haworth
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Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
376 |
Edition: |
New Edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8040-1145-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
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LSN: |
0-8040-1145-1 |
Barcode: |
9780804011457 |
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