The Dark Flower; Fraternity
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Two of John Galsworthy's most celebrated novels appear together in this volume, showcasing the Nobel Prize-winning author's mastery of psychological realism and social observation. The Dark Flower chronicles a man's turbulent emotional life across three distinct periods, each consumed by a passionate and ultimately doomed love affair, rendered with Galsworthy's characteristically elegant prose. Fraternity presents a searing portrait of Edwardian England's class divide, examining the uncomfortable proximity between London's wealthy intelligentsia and the urban poor who shadow their existence. Together, these works illustrate Galsworthy's enduring preoccupation with the tensions between individual desire and social constraint, cementing his reputation as one of Britain's foremost chroniclers of the human condition. Original illustrations by Sandra Archibald accompany the text, lending a distinctive visual character to this Heron Books edition.
Author: John Galsworthy
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Two of John Galsworthy's most celebrated novels appear together in this volume, showcasing the Nobel Prize-winning author's mastery of psychological realism and social observation. The Dark Flower chronicles a man's turbulent emotional life across three distinct periods, each consumed by a passionate and ultimately doomed love affair, rendered with Galsworthy's characteristically elegant prose. Fraternity presents a searing portrait of Edwardian England's class divide, examining the uncomfortable proximity between London's wealthy intelligentsia and the urban poor who shadow their existence. Together, these works illustrate Galsworthy's enduring preoccupation with the tensions between individual desire and social constraint, cementing his reputation as one of Britain's foremost chroniclers of the human condition. Original illustrations by Sandra Archibald accompany the text, lending a distinctive visual character to this Heron Books edition.