.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Description for Oscar and Lucinda
hardcover. First edition. First edition, twice printed. Fine in good dust wrapper. DW showing shelfwear and sunned to spine and top edges. Light toning and spotting to page edges, text clear and remains a fine copy
This novel tells the story of Oscar Hopkins, an Oxford seminarian with a passion for gambling and Lucinda Leplastrier, a Sydney heiress with a fascination for glass. The year is 1865. When they meet on the boat to Australia their lives will be changed forever...Peter Carey is the author of "The Fat Man in History", "Bliss" which won the Miles Franklin Award and the NSW Premier Award, and "Illywhacker", which was shortlisted for the 1985 Booker prize.
This novel tells the story of Oscar Hopkins, an Oxford seminarian with a passion for gambling and Lucinda Leplastrier, a Sydney heiress with a fascination for glass. The year is 1865. When they meet on the boat to Australia their lives will be changed forever...Peter Carey is the author of "The Fat Man in History", "Bliss" which won the Miles Franklin Award and the NSW Premier Award, and "Illywhacker", which was shortlisted for the 1985 Booker prize.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Condition
Used, Very Good
1st Edition
Yes
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571148127
SKU
KSG0023179
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
Reviews for Oscar and Lucinda