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The Eve of Saint Venus

Anthony Burgess

Here is a midsummer night's dream of a novel, Anthony Burgess in a mood of comic whimsy. A baronet, Sir Benjamin Drayton, has received a consignment of stone statues of gods and goddesses, including Venus. A ring slipped on Venus's finger by a young man about to be married upsets a number of arrangements, including the wedding plans.

Book Details

  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: Mar 1st, 1979
  • Pages: 148
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.00in - 0.34in - 0.37lb
  • EAN: 9780393009156
  • Categories: Romance - General

About the Author

Burgess, Anthony: - Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) is the author of many works, including The Wanting Seed, Nothing Like the Sun, and Re Joyce. A Clockwork Orange is one of the "100 best novels" of both Time magazine and Modern Library and is on David Bowie's Book List.