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Magnus Merriman
by Linklater, Eric w/intro. by Douglas Gifford
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Decatur, Georgia, United States
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Edinburgh: Canongate Classics. 1990 1st ed. thus. 308pp. paperback 8vo: near Fine [text is age browned; else nrF] A humorous novel satirizing Scottish life, literature and politics of the 1930s by the prolific and eclectic British writer Linklater (1899-1974). Originally published in 1934, the novel is based on the author’s own experiences in an East Fyfe by-election in 1933.
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- Bookseller
- Auldfarran Books, IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13258
- Title
- Magnus Merriman
- Author
- Linklater, Eric w/intro. by Douglas Gifford
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1990 1st ed. thus
- Publisher
- Edinburgh: Canongate Classics
- Keywords
- BRITISH FICTION SCOTLAND SCOTTISH RENAISSANCE SATIRE LIFE LITERATURE POLITICS HUMOR HUMOUR HUMOROUS NOVELS EAST FIFE BY-ELECTION NATIONALIST CANDIDATE CANDIDACY
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- British History;
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