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1) Justine
Author
Series
Alexandria quartet volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Story of the modern Egyptian city of Alexandria, in which an Irish schoolmaster, a passionate, tormented Jewess, a Greek cabaret dancer, and a Coptic financier play out their destinies amid decadent surroundings symbolic of an erotic world.
Author
Series
Alexandria quartet volume 4
Publisher
E.P. Dutton
Pub. Date
1960
Language
English
Description
Darley returns to a war-fevered Alexandria as the stories of the many characters move toward conclusion.
Author
Series
Alexandria quartet volume 3
Publisher
E.P. Dutton
Pub. Date
1959 [©1958]
Language
English
Description
British Ambassador David Mountolive enters the intrigues of the interwoven community of characters.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
1968
Language
English
Description
A scientist discovers that his famous invention leads to a dangerous outcome. Felix Charlock's scientific genius is unrivaled, and so is his very special invention. So special, in fact, that a shadowy and enigmatic international firm, called Merlin, recruits Felix and marries him into the family. He is betrothed to the erratic Merlin heiress, Benedicta, and given access to an inexhaustible fortune. Yet he longs to be free of the psychological and...
Author
Series
Avignon quintet volume 3
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1982
Language
English
Description
With the Second World War in full fury, Constance must explore the psyche of a mad world in order to save herself and those closest to her in the third volume of the Avignon Quintet Durrell's beautiful Avignon Quintet continues with this harrowing, tumultuous installment. Here the protagonist is Constance, a psychoanalyst and mystic struggling for clarity in a world on fire with war, hatred, and inexplicable brutality. Her quest for sanity takes...
Author
Series
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
A former member of Great Britain’s diplomatic corps, the celebrated author of the Alexandria Quartet offers eleven sketches of life in service of the crown.
After decades spent representing Britain around the globe, Antrobus has earned a shirtful of medals and the right to pass afternoons in his London club, musing over old times. His memory is long, and every old embarrassment still rankles—no matter how ridiculous....
After decades spent representing Britain around the globe, Antrobus has earned a shirtful of medals and the right to pass afternoons in his London club, musing over old times. His memory is long, and every old embarrassment still rankles—no matter how ridiculous....
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
1969
Language
English
Description
The definitive collection of travel writings by one of the twentieth century's best-loved journeyers. From the moment of his birth, Lawrence Durrell was far from home. A British child in India, he was sent to England to receive an education, and by his early twenties had already tired of his native land. With family in tow, he departed for Greece, and spent the rest of his life wandering the world. He traveled not to sightsee but to live, and made...
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