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Collins Wilkie - Basil - Paperback
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Description: In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen - draper's sexually precocious daughter and the shocking betrayal insanity and death that follow Collins reveals the bustling commercial London of the nineteenth century wreaking its vengeance on a still powerful aristocratic world. Contemporary reviewers vehemently disapproved of this explicit treatment of adultery; and even today the passionate and lurid atmosphere he creates still has the power to disturb the reader. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: Basil
Author(s): Collins Wilkie, Goldman, Dorothy (Deputy Director, School Of Continuing Education, Deputy Director, School Of Continuing Education, University Of Kent)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199536702
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 8/15/2008
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Classic Fiction
Description: In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen - draper's sexually precocious daughter and the shocking betrayal insanity and death that follow Collins reveals the bustling commercial London of the nineteenth century wreaking its vengeance on a still powerful aristocratic world. Contemporary reviewers vehemently disapproved of this explicit treatment of adultery; and even today the passionate and lurid atmosphere he creates still has the power to disturb the reader. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: Basil
Author(s): Collins Wilkie, Goldman, Dorothy (Deputy Director, School Of Continuing Education, Deputy Director, School Of Continuing Education, University Of Kent)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199536702
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 8/15/2008
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Classic Fiction
