The Green Man
by Amis, Kingsley
KINGSLEY AMIS was born in south London in 1922 and was educated at the City of London School and St John's College, Oxford. After the publication of Lucky Jim in 1954, Kingsley Amis wrote over twenty novels, including The Alteration, winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, The Old Devils, winner of the Booker Prize in 1986, and The Biographer's Moustache, which was to be his last book. He also wrote on politics, education, language, films, television, restaurants and drink. Kingsley Amis was awarded the CBE in 1981 and received a knighthood in 1990. He died in October 1995.
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On Jul 31, 2007, Frasersandercombe said
During the 1950s, after the publication of Lucky Jim, Kingsley Amis was known as one of The Angry Young Men. Some of the of the anger may be gone, but the wit is still there. This a funny, literate and satirical ghost story, although the ghost isn't the protagonist's main problem. That seems to be to find a way to get his wife, his girlfriend, and himself, in the same bed at the same time...
On Jul 31, 2007, Frasersandercombe said
During the 1950s, after the publication of Lucky Jim, Kingsley Amis was known as one of The Angry Young Men. Some of the of the anger may be gone, but the wit is still there. This a funny, literate and satirical ghost story, although the ghost isn't the protagonist's main problem. That seems to be to find a way to get his wife, his girlfriend, and himself, in the same bed at the same time...
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THE GREEN MAN
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London: Cape, (1969), 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Amis Kingsley. THE GREEN MAN. London Jonathan Cape (1969). First edition. 8vo., 153pp. Author's first & only venture into supernatural literature. A Pringle #86 selection. A fine fresh copy in dustwrapper. Item Price
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1969. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A first edition of Kingsley Amis' only foray into supernatural horror. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper designed by Colin Andrews. A Times Literary Supplement reviewer described The Green Man as "three genres of novel in one": ghost story, moral fable,… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1969. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of this spooky Kingsley Amis novel. A Times Literary Supplement reviewer described The Green Man as "three genres of novel in one": ghost story, moral fable, and comic novel. The novel reflects Amis's willingness to experiment with genre novels. In… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1969. Softcover. Very Good. Uncorrected proof. Printed wrappers. Pages and wrappers slightly creased, two pages with light offsetting, very good. Inscribed by the author to Michal Curtis. Amis' first supernatural novel. Item Price
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1969. First edition, first printing. Published by Jonathan Cape in London, 1969. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Colin Andrews, has some slight wear throughout, with a notable chip at the spine. It has been price clipped, but retains the 30s net price. There are some slight surface scratches. The boards… Read more about this item Item Price
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London, England: Panther Books, 1971. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Maurice Allington, Landlord Of The Green Man Inn, Is The Sole Witness To The Ghostly Existence Of Dr. Thomas Underhill, A Notorious Seventeenth-Century… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York, New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1970. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A brilliant & hypnotic work
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1969. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A superb copy of this unique Kingsley Amis novel, a ghost story and comical novel here in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Green Man' takes place in an inn between London and Cambridge; the inn… Read more about this item Item Price
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