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The Ballad of Peckham Rye
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Ballad of Peckham Rye
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Muriel Spark
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Introduction by William Boyd
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Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:160 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780141188355
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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Publication Date |
27 April 2006 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
New to Modern Classics alongside Spark's The Drivers' Seat (ISBN- 0141188340) A man of devilish charm and enterprising spirit, Dougal Douglas is employed to revitalize the ailing firm of Meadows, Meade & Grindley. He succeeds, but not quite in the way his employer intended. Strange things begin to happen as Dougal exerts an uncanny influence on the inhabitants of Peckham Rye and brings lies, tears, blackmail and even murder into the lives of all he meets, from Miss Merle Coverdale, head of the typing pool, to Beauty, the resident femme fatale, and even Mr Druce, the unsuspecting Managing Director himself.
Author Biography
Muriel Spark (born February 1, 1918) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She began writing seriously after the war, beginning with poetry and literary criticism. In 1947, she became editor of the Poetry Review. Her first novel The Comforters was published in 1957, but it was The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1962) which established her reputation. After living in New York for some years, she settled in Italy in the late 1960s. She became Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1993.
Reviews"The best English novelist writing today".-- (London) Times Literary Supplement
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