The masterpiece of one of the most important and overlooked British women writers of the twentieth century, with a new introduction by Melissa Harrison; 'Isabel Colegate has no rival' (The Times) 'If you are curious as to why Britain is still ruled by a tiny cadre of not-very-introspective aristo-capitalists, Orlando King is essential reading' Sunday Times 'Colegate's sharp-eyed trilogy about a young man on the make in 1930s London feels particularly resonant right now, given its acute take on male privilege and power' i ...
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The masterpiece of one of the most important and overlooked British women writers of the twentieth century, with a new introduction by Melissa Harrison; 'Isabel Colegate has no rival' (The Times) 'If you are curious as to why Britain is still ruled by a tiny cadre of not-very-introspective aristo-capitalists, Orlando King is essential reading' Sunday Times 'Colegate's sharp-eyed trilogy about a young man on the make in 1930s London feels particularly resonant right now, given its acute take on male privilege and power' i paper, Summer Reading Picks 2020 'An extraordinary achievement' Frances Wilson, Times Literary Supplement, Summer Reading Picks 2020 Orlando King is a trilogy about a beautiful young man, raised in a remote and eccentric wilderness, arriving in 1930s London and setting the world of politics ablaze. In a time of bread riots and hunger marches, with the spectre of Fascism casting an ever lengthening shadow over Europe, Orlando glidingly cuts a swathe through the thickets of business, the corridors of politics, the pleasure gardens of the Cliveden set, acquiring wealth, adulation, a beautiful wife, and a seat in Parliament. But the advent of war brings with it Orlando's downfall; and his daughter Agatha, cloistered with him in his banishment, is left to pick through the rubble of his smoking, ruined legacy. Elegant and muscular, powerful and razor-sharp, Orlando King is a bildungsroman, Greek tragedy and political saga all in one; a glittering exorcism of the inter-war generation's demons to rival the work of Evelyn Waugh and Muriel Spark.
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VG in VG jacket. Size: 0x0x0; 1st edition, 1st printing, Bodley Head hardcover w/ DJ, 1968 (true first). Book is VG, w/ clean text, solid binding; lightly bumped front corners. DJ is VG, in protective mylar, price-clipped, w/ a bit of age-spotting to top edge of front panel and scuff to upper rear corner. Free delivery confirmation.
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London, The Bodley Head, 1968, hardcover, 204 pp, True First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Tightly bound and clean with no markings, spine a bit cocked, front endpaper corner-clipped, small spots to front board. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, edge nicks, rubs, light scratches, short edge tears carefully repaired on the interior side with archival quality tape, very faint stains to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The popular author's first book in the Orlando Trilogy followed by Orlando at the Brazen Threshold, and Agatha. A modern classic. ISBN 9780370006529
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London, The Bodley Head, 1968, hardcover, 204 pp, True First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Laid-in is a typed signed letter on the author's personal letterhead and dated 1986, referencing her 1985 collection of stories A Glimpse of Sion's Glory, and mentioning her current project that would become Deceits of Time (1988), the original Air Mail envelope is also included. To be clear, the book itself is not signed, the laid-in letter is. Straight, tight, and clean with no markings, slight corner and spine-end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks, rubs, short closed edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve. The popular author's first book in the Orlando Trilogy followed by Orlando at the Brazen Threshold, and Agatha. A modern classic. ISBN 9780370006529
