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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100192828339

ISBN-139780192828330

eBay Product ID (ePID)64456

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Book TitleSt. Leon

Number of Pages528 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Literary, Historical, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year1994

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Fiction

AuthorWilliam Godwin

Book SeriesThe ^Aworld's Classics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight9.3 Oz

Item Length7.3 in

Item Width4.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN93-029771

SynopsisSt. Leon, William Godwin's second novel, is a work of challenging ambition. Set during the Protestant Reformation, it tells the harrowing tale of an exiled French aristocrat who is given the secrets of the philosopher's stone and the elixer of life. His attempts to use these gifts to benefit humanity lead only to disaster, plunging him into self-destructive isoloation and arousing fascination, suspicion, and social unrest wherever he goes. It is a tale of obsession and spiralling pursuit, emphasizing the individual's powerlessness in the face of momentous historical change., St. Leon , William Godwin's second novel, is a work of challenging ambition. Set during the Protestant Reformation, it tells the harrowing tale of an exiled French aristocrat who is given the secrets of the philosopher's stone and the elixer of life. His attempts to use these gifts to benefit humanity lead only to disaster, plunging him into self-destructive isoloation and arousing fascination, suspicion, and social unrest wherever he goes. It is a tale of obsession and spiralling pursuit, emphasizing the individual's powerlessness in the face of momentous historical change.

LC Classification NumberPR4722.S3G63 1994