| The Bachelors Lib/E Library Edition Contributor(s): Spark, Muriel (Author), McCaddon, Wanda (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786198419 ISBN-13: 9780786198412 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $43.20 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: A barrister, a "priest", a detective, a lovelorn Irishman, a handwriting expert, a heinous spiritual medium -- the very British bachelors of Muriel Spark's supreme 1960 novel come in every stripe. First found contentedly chatting in their London clubs and shopping at Fortnum's, the cozy bachelors (as any Spark reader might guess) are not set to stay cozy for long. Soon enough, the men are variously tormented -- defrauded or stolen from; blackmailed or pressed to attend horrid seances -- and then plunged, all together, into the nastiest of lawsuits. At the center of that suit hovers pale, blank Patrick Seton, the medium. Meanwhile, horrors of every size plague the poor bachelors -- from the rising price of frozen peas ("Your hand's never out of your pocket") to epileptic fits, forgeries, spiritualists foaming with protoplasm, and murder. And every horror delights: each is lit up by Spark's uncanny wit -- at once malicious, funny, and deadly serious. The Bachelors shows "the most gifted and innovative British novelist" (The New York Times) at her wicked best. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.52" W x 7.01" (0.60 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: A barrister, a "priest," a detective, a lovelorn Irishman, a handwriting expert, a heinous spiritual medium ... the very British bachelors of Muriel Spark's supreme 1960 novel come in every stripe. First found contentedly chatting in their London clubs and shopping at Fortnum's, the cozy bachelors are not set to stay cozy for long. Soon enough, the men are variously tormented--defrauded, stolen from, blackmailed, or pressed to attend horrid s ances--and then plunged, all together, into the nastiest of lawsuits. At the center of that suit hovers pale, blank Patrick Seton, the medium. Meanwhile, horrors of every size plague the poor bachelors--from epileptic fits to forgeries, spiritualists foaming with protoplasm, and murder--and each horror delights, lit up by Spark's uncanny wit, at once malicious, funny, and deadly serious. |
Contributor Bio(s): Spark, Muriel: - Muriel Spark (1918-2006) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the author of over twenty novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, as well as critical biographies, radio plays, children's books, poetry, and short-story collections. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1993 and a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in 1996. McCaddon, Wanda: -Wanda McCaddon (a.k.a. Nadia May or Donada Peters) has narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, has earned numerous Earphones Awards, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine. |