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The Gilded Chalet: Travels through Literary Switzerland by Rooney, Padraig Book
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Item specifics
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- Title
- The Gilded Chalet: Travels through Literary Switzerland
- ISBN
- 1857886526
- EAN
- 9781857886528
- Type
- Paperback / softback
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Date of Publication
- 2017-02-09
- Publication Name
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- Release Title
- The Gilded Chalet: Travels through Literary Switzerland
- Artist
- Rooney, Padraig
- Brand
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- Colour
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- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Gilded Chalet: Travels Through Literary Switzerland
- Item Height
- 196mm
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories
- Topic
- Literature
- Item Width
- 128mm
- Item Weight
- 220g
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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In the summer of 1816 paparazzi trained their telescopes on the goings on of poets Byron and Shelley - and their womenfolk - across Lake Geneva. Mary Shelley babysat and wrote FRANKENSTEIN. Byron dieted and penned THE PRISONER OF CHILLON. His doctor, Polidori, was dreaming up THE VAMPYRE. Together they put Switzerland on the map. Switzerland has always provided a refuge for writers attracted to it as an escape from world wars, oppression, tuberculosis... or marriage. While often for Swiss writers from Rousseau to Bouvier the country was like a gilded prison or sanatorium. The Romantics, the utopians (Wells, D. H. Lawrence) and other spiritual seekers (Hesse), viewed Switzerland as a land of milk and honey, as nature's paradise. In the twentieth century, spying in neutral Switzerland, spawned espionage and detective fiction from Conan Doyle to Maugham, Fleming, and Le Carre. Padraig Rooney finds the rooms crammed with curios: lederhosen and Lepidoptera, spas and spies, fool's gold and numbered accounts. Literary detective work and treasure chest, history and scandal, THE GILDED CHALET will make you strap on your skis and go off-piste to find out the real Swiss story.
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Publisher
John Murray Press
ISBN-13
9781857886528
eBay Product ID (ePID)
233018744
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Gilded Chalet: Travels Through Literary Switzerland
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
196mm
Item Width
128mm
Item Weight
220g
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United Kingdom
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- u***t (2242)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseA smooth and professional transaction throughout. The item was exactly as described, clearly listed, and fairly priced. Communication from the seller was prompt, polite, and helpful, with dispatch confirmed quickly. The parcel was securely packaged and arrived in excellent condition, ahead of the expected delivery date. Care was taken at every stage of the process. I would be happy to buy from this seller again—many thanks for a reliable and well-handled sale.
- h***i (37)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe seller kindly got in touch to say the book I ordered did not meet the quality advertised due to being found to be in a poor condition at the packing stage. Unfortuntely no replacement was available and would I like to pick a book of equivalent value from the marketplace - which I did. That book arrived safely and was in the condition advertised. I have used this seller many times before and I am grateful for their quality control decission, rather than send me a damaged book. Will use again.Elements of Programming Style, Secon..., Plauger, P. J. (#146388497207)
- a***m (183)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAmazing seller! Very fast shipping 2 days, with tracking number, item in great condition-as described, well made package for protection, nice communication-friendly people-quick response, very good price for item and shipping, Thanks a lot!