"When the giants fell, old bones revived" - there is the rubric for Eric Linklater's new story. There may be no historical foundation for his tale of a fantastic war, in the First century A.D., between the giant Furbister and the abominable Od McGammon, his neighbour in the south-west of Scotland; but their quarrel - which provides a background to the engaging love-story of the willful poet Albyn and the delightful Princess Liss - has a real enough interest and no small significance in our equally strange world of today. ...
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"When the giants fell, old bones revived" - there is the rubric for Eric Linklater's new story. There may be no historical foundation for his tale of a fantastic war, in the First century A.D., between the giant Furbister and the abominable Od McGammon, his neighbour in the south-west of Scotland; but their quarrel - which provides a background to the engaging love-story of the willful poet Albyn and the delightful Princess Liss - has a real enough interest and no small significance in our equally strange world of today. Would love cure all our troubles? Love indeed has a power that is almost infinite. But man (especially if he is a willful poet) has the habit of dissatisfaction, an eye that looks critically at love itself. And here, in this tale of some very modern primitives, love makes the running but fails to win the race. A new departure for Linklater? Well, he often makes new departures, and here, though he is serious at bottom, his seriousness is nicely garnished with wit, and sometimes at the mercy of humour. The fascination of the story carries its outlandishness as lightly as a feather.
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Add this copy of Spell for Old Bones to cart. $21.77, good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1949 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Add this copy of A Spell for Old Bones to cart. $35.00, fair condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1949 by Jonathan Cape.
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Fair. No Jacket. 223 pages (complete). Boards shelf rubbed, cocked, marked. Tanning, foxing, deckle edges, markings. However, it is still a fair copy, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK.
Add this copy of A Spell for Old Bones to cart. $36.00, poor condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1949 by Jonathan Cape.
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Poor. No Jacket. 223 pages (complete). A love-story set in first century Scotland amongst the giants and poets. A much owned copy. The cloth cover has wear about all edges and seams. Ex-library (Escom Staff Library) with consequent usage, marks and wear. The blurb has been affixed to the frontispage. Despite wear the spine is secure and contented. The pages are comfortable, clear, sure, confident and certain. fk.
Add this copy of A Spell for Old Bones to cart. $77.63, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1949 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
