A THING OF BEAUTY
by A. J Cronin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no Dust Jacket
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Delaware, Ohio, United States
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Synopsis
A Thing of Beauty is a novel by author A. J. Cronin, initially published in 1956, with the alternate title of Crusader's Tomb. It tells the story of Stephen Desmonde, an English painter who struggles for recognition in a conventional world, sacrificing everything for his passion for art. The title is a reference to John Keats' 1818 poem, Endymion, which begins, "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever."
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- Bookseller
- The Reading Well Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8604
- Title
- A THING OF BEAUTY
- Author
- A. J Cronin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no Dust Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Fiction, LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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