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I Capture the Castle

Af: Dodie Smith Engelsk Hardback

I Capture the Castle

Af: Dodie Smith Engelsk Hardback
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One of BBC''s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.

A wonderfully quirky coming-of-age story, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians is an affectionately drawn portrait of one of the funniest families in literature.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is illustrated by Ruth Steed, and features an afterword by publisher Anna South.

The eccentric Mortmain family have been rattling around in a vast, decrepit castle for years, gradually slipping into financial ruin. Mortmain is crippled by writer’s block, while his beautiful second wife Topaz struggles to be a dutiful stepmother to Rose, Cassandra and Thomas. Rose needs a husband, Thomas an education but Cassandra lives for her writing. Through her gloriously witty and shrewd diaries, she chronicles the trials of family life, the impact on their prospects of the arrival of a glamorous American family, and the agonies of falling in love for the first time.

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One of BBC''s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.

A wonderfully quirky coming-of-age story, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians is an affectionately drawn portrait of one of the funniest families in literature.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is illustrated by Ruth Steed, and features an afterword by publisher Anna South.

The eccentric Mortmain family have been rattling around in a vast, decrepit castle for years, gradually slipping into financial ruin. Mortmain is crippled by writer’s block, while his beautiful second wife Topaz struggles to be a dutiful stepmother to Rose, Cassandra and Thomas. Rose needs a husband, Thomas an education but Cassandra lives for her writing. Through her gloriously witty and shrewd diaries, she chronicles the trials of family life, the impact on their prospects of the arrival of a glamorous American family, and the agonies of falling in love for the first time.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 448
ISBN-13: 9781509843732
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1509843736
Udg. Dato: 21 sep 2017
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 158mm
Højde: 118mm
Forlag: Pan Macmillan
Oplagsdato: 21 sep 2017
Forfatter(e): Dodie Smith
Forfatter(e) Dodie Smith


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ISBN-13 9781509843732


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 448


Udgave


Længde 25mm


Bredde 158mm


Højde 118mm


Udg. Dato 21 sep 2017


Oplagsdato 21 sep 2017


Forlag Pan Macmillan

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