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25%OFFKingsley Amis - The Green Man - 9780099461074 - 9780099461074
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The Green Man

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Description for The Green Man Paperback. Dr Thomas Underhill, a notorious seventeenth-century practitioner of black arts and sexual deviancy. However, the landlord, Maurice Allington, is the sole witness to the renaissance of the malevolent Underhill. Led by an anxious desire to vindicate his sanity, Allington strives to uncover the key to Underhill's satanic powers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Like all good coaching inns, The Green Man is said to boast a resident ghost: Dr Thomas Underhill, a notorious seventeenth-century practitioner of black arts and sexual deviancy. However, the landlord, Maurice Allington, is the sole witness to the renaissance of the malevolent Underhill. Led by an anxious desire to vindicate his sanity, Allington strives to uncover the key to Underhill's satanic powers. All while the skeletons in Allington's own cupboard rattle to get out.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099461074
SKU
9780099461074
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis was born in south London in 1922 and was educated at the City of London School and St John's College, Oxford. After the publication of Lucky Jim in 1954, Kingsley Amis wrote over twenty novels, including The Alteration, winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, The Old Devils, winner of the Booker Prize in 1986, and The ... Read more

Reviews for The Green Man
A marvellous ghost story, shimmering with panic
Irish Times
A splendid chiller [and] extremely funny book... Indeed, the success of this novel depends very much on the balance that Amis maintains between laughter and fear
New York Times
Contains all the best and familiar Amis qualities - including superb sexual comedy.
Sunday Times

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