Beschreibung
One of Priestley's best novels,"Lost Empires" is set in the last years before the Great War, an age that was considered innocent but probably was nothing of the sort. In turn funny, sad, tragic and nostalgic, it is the story of young Richard Herncastle, who travels the old-time music halls during its golden era with his Uncle Nick Ollanton, an illusionist. It is a novel that can be read on many levels, with a delightful parade of characters whose stories tell us much about how life was for a variety performer in those long-forgotten days...indeed, it is essentially an excellent slice of fiction that captures a particular time and place in history --just before the world changed for ever.
Buchdetails
Format
Kindle
Seiten
344 Seiten
Sprache
Englisch
Veröffentlicht
Jun 30, 2012
Verlag
Great Northern Books
Ausgaben
3 Ausgaben