English Passengers Matthew Kneale Penguin Books Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία Fiction Modern

Winner Of The Whitbread Book Award 2000Shortlisted For Booker Prize 2000\ Deeply Impressive Every Page Fizzes With Linguistic Invention\ Guardian An Electrifying Modern Classic - Kneale\ S Sweeping Adventure Story Vividly Brings A Past Age To Lifein 1857 When Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley And His Band Rum Smugglers From Isle Man Have Most Their Contraband Confiscated By British Customs They Are Forced Put Ship Up Charter Only Takers Two Eccentric Englishmen Who Want Embark Other Side Globe Reverend Geoffrey Wilson Believes Garden Eden Was On Island Tasmania Travelling Partner Dr Thomas Potter Unbeknownst Is Developing Sinister Thesis About Races Men Meanwhile Aboriginal In Named Peevay Recounts People\ Struggles Against Invading \ Big Ambitious Novel Rich Historical Sweep Host Narrative Voices Sort That Few Contemporary Writers Either Imagination Or Stamina Sustain\ Daily Telegraph Σελίδες: 480 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm