First published in 1924, "C" is arguably Maurice Baring's most famous book and best novel. In it, Baring looks back affectionately, to what he calls, the 'golden swan-song of European life before the First World War', drawing a picture of exclusive family life clouded only by the distant rumblings of the Boer War. Against this pageant of an age, Baring presents Caryl Bramsley (the 'C' of the title), a young man of great promise, of culture but not achievement, an aspiring writer, whose life is a tragi-comic 'conflict of ...
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First published in 1924, "C" is arguably Maurice Baring's most famous book and best novel. In it, Baring looks back affectionately, to what he calls, the 'golden swan-song of European life before the First World War', drawing a picture of exclusive family life clouded only by the distant rumblings of the Boer War. Against this pageant of an age, Baring presents Caryl Bramsley (the 'C' of the title), a young man of great promise, of culture but not achievement, an aspiring writer, whose life is a tragi-comic 'conflict of values'.
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Add this copy of C to cart. $37.50, very good condition, Sold by Ed Buryn Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nevada City, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1934 by Albatross.
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Paperback in yellow wraps; VG w a few tiny tears at top & bottom of spine, contents unmarked. Volume 94 of Albatross Modern Continental Library, printed in Holland. Copyright Edition, Extra Volume, Not to be introduced into the British Empire or the U.S.A. 4-1/2 x 7-1/4, 468 pp.
Add this copy of 'C' to cart. $41.84, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by House of Stratus.
Add this copy of C (Twentieth Century Classics) to cart. $45.78, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Oxford University Press.
Add this copy of 'C' to cart. $83.03, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by House of Stratus.
Add this copy of C (Twentieth Century Classics) to cart. $99.99, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Oxford University Press.
