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The The Sacred Conspiracy - The Internal Papers of the Secret Society of Acephale and Lectures to the College of Sociology... The The Sacred Conspiracy - The Internal Papers of the Secret Society of Acephale and Lectures to the College of Sociology (Hardcover)
Georges Bataille; Edited by Alastair Brotchie, Marina Galletti; Illustrated by Andre Masson; Translated by John Harman, …
R760 Discovery Miles 7 600 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Semmelweiss (Paperback): Louis-Ferdinand Celine Semmelweiss (Paperback)
Louis-Ferdinand Celine; Introduction by Philippe Sollers; Translated by John Harman
R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Louis-Ferdinand Celine (1894-1961) is best known for his early novels "Journey to the End of the Night" (1932)--which Charles Bukowski described as the greatest novel of the past 2,000 years--and "Death on the Installment Plan" (1936), but this delirious, fanatical "biography" predates them both. The astounding yet true story of the life of Ignacz Semmelweis provided Celine with a narrative whose appalling events and bizarre twists would have lain beyond credibility in a work of pure fiction. Semmelweis, now regarded as the father of antisepsis, was the first to diagnose correctly the cause of the staggering mortality rates in the lying-in hospital at Vienna. However, his colleagues rejected both his reasoning and his methods, thereby causing thousands of unnecessary deaths in maternity wards across Europe. This episode, one of the most infamous in the history of medicine, and its disastrous effects on Semmelweis himself, are the subject of Celine's semi-fictional evocation, one in which his violent descriptive genius is already apparent. The overriding theme of his later writing--a caustic despair verging on disgust for humanity--finds its first expression here, and yet he also reveals a more compassionate aspect to his character. "Semmelweis" was not published until 1936, after the novels that made Celine famous. "It is not every day we get a thesis such as Celine wrote on Semmelweis " wrote Henry Miller of this volume.

Wanderings of Childe Harolde - a Romance of Real Life: Interspersed With Memoirs of the English Wife, the Foreign Mistress, and... Wanderings of Childe Harolde - a Romance of Real Life: Interspersed With Memoirs of the English Wife, the Foreign Mistress, and Various Other Celebrated Characters; v.2 c.1 (Paperback)
John Harman Bedford
R561 Discovery Miles 5 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wanderings of Childe Harolde - A Romance of Real Life: Interspersed with Memoirs of the English Wife, the Foreign Mistress, and... Wanderings of Childe Harolde - A Romance of Real Life: Interspersed with Memoirs of the English Wife, the Foreign Mistress, and Various Other Celebrated Characters Volume 1 (Paperback)
John Harman Bedford
R702 R594 Discovery Miles 5 940 Save R108 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Wanderings Of Childe Harolde V1 - A Romance Of Real Life (1825) (Paperback): John Harman Bedford Wanderings Of Childe Harolde V1 - A Romance Of Real Life (1825) (Paperback)
John Harman Bedford
R746 Discovery Miles 7 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Interspersed With Memoirs Of The English Wife, The Foreign Mistress, And Various Other Celebrated Characters. In Three Volumes. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text, possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our control.

Wanderings Of Childe Harolde V1 - A Romance Of Real Life (1825) (Paperback): John Harman Bedford Wanderings Of Childe Harolde V1 - A Romance Of Real Life (1825) (Paperback)
John Harman Bedford
R746 Discovery Miles 7 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Interspersed With Memoirs Of The English Wife, The Foreign Mistress, And Various Other Celebrated Characters. In Three Volumes. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text, possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our control.

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