Sir Lewis Eliot returns to his hometown in the tenth, and penultimate, novel in the Strangers and Brothers sequence. Although now mature in the world of affairs and in possession of a knighthood, the older Lewis has much to contend with - his eyesight is failing and a risky operations is on the horizon, his father is dying, and his old mentor, George Passant, has asked him to observe the trial of his niece - a young woman accused of the torture and murder of a child . . . Written in the wake of the notorious Moors murders, ...
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Sir Lewis Eliot returns to his hometown in the tenth, and penultimate, novel in the Strangers and Brothers sequence. Although now mature in the world of affairs and in possession of a knighthood, the older Lewis has much to contend with - his eyesight is failing and a risky operations is on the horizon, his father is dying, and his old mentor, George Passant, has asked him to observe the trial of his niece - a young woman accused of the torture and murder of a child . . . Written in the wake of the notorious Moors murders, The Sleep of Reason depicts an ageing generation struggling to understand the new, more permissive society of the 1960s, with great insight and sensitivity. A meticulous study of the public issues and private problems of post-war Britain, C. P. Snow's Strangers and Brothers sequence is a towering achievement that stands alongside Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time as one of the great romans-fleuves of the twentieth century. Praise for the Strangers and Brothers sequence "Together, the sequence presents a vivid portrait of British academic, political and public life. Snow was that rare thing, a scientist and novelist." Jeffrey Archer, Guardian "Balzacian masterpieces of the age" Philip Hensher, Telegraph "Through [the Strangers and Brothers sequence] as in no other work in our time we have explored the inner life of the new classless class that is the 20th century Establishment" New York Times "A very considerable achievement ... It brings into the novel themes and locales never seen before (except perhaps in Trollope)." Anthony Burgess "The most comprehensive, the most informative and, all in all, the most impressive portrait of modern England that any novelist has yet given us." Michael Millgate, Commentary
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Add this copy of The Sleep of Reason to cart. $7.41, good condition, Sold by Yare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Great Yarmouth, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1968 by BCA ( Book Club Associates ).
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Very Good. Good Jacket. Size: 8x6x2; Book Club Associates edition Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
Add this copy of The Sleep of Reason to cart. $9.58, Sold by Besleys Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Diss, UNITED KINGDOM, published by London, Macmillan, 1968..
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London, Macmillan, 1968.
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London, Macmillan, 1968.
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Good. Size: 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo); First Edition, 1970. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
Add this copy of The Sleep of Reason to cart. $18.60, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1968 by Macmillan.
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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. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Sleep of Reason (a Strangers & Brothers Novel) to cart. $8.87, very good condition, Sold by Greener Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by House of Stratus.
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Very Good. 1968. Hardcover. Clean copy in original cloth. Covers sunned to spine and showing light shelf wear. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a very good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good. 1968. Hardback. Fine in fine original dust wrapper. DW shows some shelf wear and age, remains a fine copy....Signed Copy. We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of The Sleep of Reason to cart. $55.59, good condition, Sold by BARNABY rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1968 by Macmillan.
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Good Condition. Dust jacket is complete but rubbed and worn at edges and corners. All pages free from notes or highlighting. Secure bindings; spine intact. A presentable used copy with no major flaws. viii, 406 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Great Britain; Lesbians; Murder; Detective and mystery stories; English fiction; Trials (Murder); England; Fathers and sons; Add. Inventory No: 230123ABJ002003.
