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The Far Side of a Kiss
Anne Haverty
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Description for The Far Side of a Kiss
Hardcover. Very good copy
When William Hazlitt published Liber Amoris, his 'book of love', in 1823, scandal rocked the literary world. He had chosen as the object for his grand Romantic passion a mere serving maid - thinking her the epitome of innocence and beauty - and she had disappointed him by proving just as tawdry as all the rest. But what of Sarah Walker, the subject of Hazlitt's unfortunate obsession? In a magnificent work of imaginative sympathy, Anne Haverty rescues her from silence and obscurity to let her tell her side of the story. 'He has put me in a book,' she says. ... Read more
When William Hazlitt published Liber Amoris, his 'book of love', in 1823, scandal rocked the literary world. He had chosen as the object for his grand Romantic passion a mere serving maid - thinking her the epitome of innocence and beauty - and she had disappointed him by proving just as tawdry as all the rest. But what of Sarah Walker, the subject of Hazlitt's unfortunate obsession? In a magnificent work of imaginative sympathy, Anne Haverty rescues her from silence and obscurity to let her tell her side of the story. 'He has put me in a book,' she says. ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780701169558
SKU
KEX0303247
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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