| Titre : | The Edwardians | | Type de document : | texte imprimé | | Auteurs : | Vita Sackville-West, Auteur | | Editeur : | London : Virago | | Année de publication : | 2004 | | Collection : | Virago modern classic | | Importance : | 349 p. | | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 1-86068-359-1 | | Langues : | Anglais (eng) | | Catégories : | Littérature:Littérature du XXème siècle
| | Tags : | Classique early 20th century british literature | | Résumé : | Sebastian, is the 19-year-old heir to the country estate of Chevron. Being at home from Oxford at the weekends he regularly attends the magnificent parties given by his widowed mother Lucy, where the guests indulge in food, drinks, games and affairs. At one of these parties he meets the adventurer Leonard Anquetil who grew up under humble circumstances but managed to become well-known and socially acknowledged due to his several successful expeditions. During a deep conversation on top of Chevron’s roof Anquetil tries to open Sebastian’s eyes displaying to him the artificiality and hypocrisy of his mother’s aristocratic society and to convince the young heir to leave his social obligations behind in order to accompany Anquetil on an expedition. | | Note de contenu : | Intro. by V. Glendinning |
The Edwardians [texte imprimé] / Vita Sackville-West, Auteur . - London : Virago, 2004 . - 349 p.. - ( Virago modern classic) . ISSN : 1-86068-359-1 Langues : Anglais ( eng) | Catégories : | Littérature:Littérature du XXème siècle
| | Tags : | Classique early 20th century british literature | | Résumé : | Sebastian, is the 19-year-old heir to the country estate of Chevron. Being at home from Oxford at the weekends he regularly attends the magnificent parties given by his widowed mother Lucy, where the guests indulge in food, drinks, games and affairs. At one of these parties he meets the adventurer Leonard Anquetil who grew up under humble circumstances but managed to become well-known and socially acknowledged due to his several successful expeditions. During a deep conversation on top of Chevron’s roof Anquetil tries to open Sebastian’s eyes displaying to him the artificiality and hypocrisy of his mother’s aristocratic society and to convince the young heir to leave his social obligations behind in order to accompany Anquetil on an expedition. | | Note de contenu : | Intro. by V. Glendinning |
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