The Professor was Rex Warner's second novel, published in 1938, only a year after his groundbreaking first novel, The Wild Goose Chase. It is one of the most extraordinary and enduring political novels from the 1930s and further confirmed Warner's status as a major writer. A Professor of Classics is appointed Chancellor of his (unnamed) country, under threat from both the government of a neighbouring country and its own fascist party. The Professor is a staunch believer in the liberal values his own country espouses ...
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The Professor was Rex Warner's second novel, published in 1938, only a year after his groundbreaking first novel, The Wild Goose Chase. It is one of the most extraordinary and enduring political novels from the 1930s and further confirmed Warner's status as a major writer. A Professor of Classics is appointed Chancellor of his (unnamed) country, under threat from both the government of a neighbouring country and its own fascist party. The Professor is a staunch believer in the liberal values his own country espouses but considers himself 'above politics', in contrast with his son, a revolutionary. The Professor's conviction that he must not enter into the political arena means that he finds himself unable to defend his liberal beliefs, even as he and his country are thrown into chaos. The consequences are violent and shocking.
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Add this copy of The Professor to cart. $30.99, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1946 by John Lane.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Professor to cart. $33.97, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1944 by John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. A clean, tight copy. Light wear to the edges. Previous owner signature. Some tears to the jacket. Some chips to the jacket. Clothbound in red. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
Add this copy of The Professor to cart. $70.90, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Faber & Faber.
Add this copy of The Professor to cart. $161.34, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1946 by John Lane at The Bodley Head.
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None. Near Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. A smart Uniform Edition of this political novel from English writer Rex Warner. Uniform edition. Published around the time of the Nazi Anschluss, this work follows the story of a liberal academic whose compromises with a repressive government eventually lead to his arrest, imprisonment and murder "while attempting to escape". Written by Rex Warner, an English classicist, writer, and translator. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with light wear to the extremities and sunning to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine.
