Sailing to Australia in the early years of the nineteenth century, Edmund Talbot keeps a journal to amuse his godfather back in England. Full of wit and disdain, he records the mounting tensions on the ancient, stinking warship, where officers, sailors, soldiers and emigrants jostle in the crammed spaces below decks.Then a single passenger, the obsequious Reverend Colley, attracts the animosity of the sailors, and in the seclusion of the fo'castle something happens to bring him into a 'hell of self-degradation', where shame ...
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Sailing to Australia in the early years of the nineteenth century, Edmund Talbot keeps a journal to amuse his godfather back in England. Full of wit and disdain, he records the mounting tensions on the ancient, stinking warship, where officers, sailors, soldiers and emigrants jostle in the crammed spaces below decks.Then a single passenger, the obsequious Reverend Colley, attracts the animosity of the sailors, and in the seclusion of the fo'castle something happens to bring him into a 'hell of self-degradation', where shame is a force deadlier than the sea itself.
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Add this copy of Rites of Passage to cart. $1.02, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1982 by Faber & Faber.
Add this copy of Rites of Passage to cart. $1.09, fair condition, Sold by Jenhams rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dundee, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1982 by Faber & Faber.
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Fair. Acceptable to Good condition. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
Add this copy of Rites of Passage to cart. $9.27, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Faber & Faber.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 0571116396.
Add this copy of Rites of Passage to cart. $9.27, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Faber & Faber.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 0571116396.
Add this copy of Rites of Passage to cart. $9.45, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1982 by Faber & Faber.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 0571117880.
Add this copy of Rites of Passage to cart. $11.37, good condition, Sold by Aardvark Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bucknell, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1983 by Faber.
Add this copy of Rites of Passage to cart. $23.60, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by St. Martins Press-3PL.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Add this copy of Rites of Passage to cart. $43.24, very good condition, Sold by theatticroom rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nottingham, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Faber and Faber.
Add this copy of Rites of Passage to cart. $81.06, like new condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Faber and Faber.
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None. Fine in Near Fine jacket. A smart first edition of William Golding's award winning novel Rites of Passage, with the original dust wrapper. First edition. Written as the journal of a young aristocrat, Edmund Talbot, whose influential godfather has arranged for him to be employed with the Governor of New South Wales. This story details Talbot's account of a six-moth voyage to Australia in the early nineteenth century with a group of British migrants on a converted man-of-war. Written by William Golding, a British novelist, playwright, and poet best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor wear and the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine.
Add this copy of Rites of Passage to cart. $85.89, like new condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Faber and Faber.
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None. Fine in Fine jacket. A smart first edition of William Golding's award winning novel Rites of Passage, with the original dust wrapper. First edition. Written as the journal of a young aristocrat, Edmund Talbot, whose influential godfather has arranged for him to be employed with the Governor of New South Wales. This story details Talbot's account of a six-moth voyage to Australia in the early nineteenth century with a group of British migrants on a converted man-of-war. Written by William Golding, a British novelist, playwright, and poet best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine.
