| Lady Good-for-Nothing by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure Contributor(s): Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 160664114X ISBN-13: 9781606641149 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: SHE HAD DISHONORED THE SABBATH "They had stripped her to the waist, and then for decency -- "their "decency! -- had thrown a jacket of coarse sacking over her, lacing it loosely in front with pack-thread. But, because their work required it, this garment had been gathered up into a rope at the neck, whence it dangled in folds over her young breast." "Faith never yet has burnt man or woman at the stake." "Religion has burnt its tens of thousands." This is the astonishing love story of Ruth and Oliver. From America of the mid-eighteenth century; to earthquake-ravaged Lisbon, Portugal; to England, their tormented romance flamed and burned. . . . Would his Lady Good-for-Nothing be vindicated. . . . Or suffer a shameful punishment? A lyrical and unusual novel of historical passion, originally published under the pseudonym Q by the editor of "The Oxford Book of Verse," the famous poet Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 260 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas: - "Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1863 - 1944) was a Cornish writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is remembered mainly for the monumental publication The Oxford Book Of English Verse 1250-1900 (later extended to 1918) and for his literary criticism. He influenced many who never met him, including American writer Helene Hanff, author of 84, Charing Cross Road and its sequel, Q's Legacy. His Oxford Book of English Verse was a favorite of John Mortimer's fictional character Horace Rumpole." |