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222pp. 8vo. Original cloth in fine state, dustwrapper slightly less so. First edition. Novelists studied: Huxley, Waugh, Greene, Faulkner, Hemingway, Elizabeth Bowen, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce.

Based on a series of lectures delivered at Princeton University in Spring, 1953. The chapters are on Waugh and Huxley ("I do not think, therefore I am"); Graham Greene ("I suffer, therefore I am"); William Faulkner ("More genius than talent"); Ernest Hemingway ("Man without memories"); Elizabeth Bowen ("Romance does not pay" - any irony here as she and O'Faolain were lovers?); Virginia Woolf and James Joyce ("Narcissa and Lucifer").

1956. Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW with minor nicks and tears. Price clipped neatly from inside front flap. Remains a very good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN:

Size: 7x5x0; 1957 paperback. Shelf wear and staining to covers and edges. Pages are VERY tanned, but quite readable. Name written on cover.

Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in black and tan cloth. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in red. 204pps. Stated first edition. There is bumping to the tips and spine-ends, with the bump at the head of the spine causing a bit of crimping to some pages. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has fading to the red stripes of the spine as well as crinkling and rubbing at the extremities. Some light spotting along the flap-folds. No chips or tears. The original price is intact. ".Originally presented by Mr. O'Faolain at Princeton in the form of the annual Christian Gauss lectures in criticism, these essays assert that to understand a work of art it is necessary to understand the author. With an intense concern for human values too often lacking in literary criticism, Mr. O'Faolain discusses the work of Evelyn Waugh, Aldous Huxley, Graham Greene, Virginia Woolf, Elizabeth Bowen, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, and William Faulkner. How each author replaced the hero of conventional fiction with a doomed or desperate protagonist of his own invention O'Faolain makes clear with wit, sympathy and a brilliant play of ideas that lead back to the works with enhanced appreciation." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 222 pages ; 23cm. Subjects: English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. 1 Kg.

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 0836920651.

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 222 pages ; 23cm. Subjects: English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. 1 Kg.