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To Say Nothing of the Dog
How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last
by Connie Willis
ISBN: 0553099957
ISBN-13: 9780553099959
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Having been sent on numerous assignments to locate something called the Bishop's Birdstump, incredibly tired time-traveler Ned Henry is sent to the England of the past. Once there, after botching a mission in 1940 Coventry, he further disrupts the timeline when he rescues a cat in Victorian England. Trapped in a bizarre Victorian comedy of manners, Ned must set the past right before he can return to the future. Winner of the 1999 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
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"Few writers can match Willis' blend of comedy and science fiction." -- Michael Berry
-- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"Gleeful fun with a serious edge, set forth in an almost impeccable English accent."
-- Kirkus
"No one mixes scientific mumbo jumbo and comedy of manners with more panache than Wills, who, as you no doubt guessed by now, is in one of her lighter moods in this novel...." -- Gerald Jonas
-- New York Times Book Review
"Though Willis salts her book with up-to-date details about chaos theory, she is a quite traditional writer, since her novel is a domestic comedy that concludes with a marriage. She ably handles her large cast of obsessed professors, stolid but decent butlers, demented aristocrats, flighty maids and fearsome aunts. TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG is a sweet and honorable book that provides a great deal of pleasure." -- Martin Morse Wooster
-- Washington Post Book World
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.5 pounds
Pages: 434
Publisher's Notes
In her first full-length novel since her critically acclaimed Doomsday Book Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, once again visits the unpredictable world of time travel. But this time the result is a joyous journey into a past and future of comic mishaps and historical cross-purposes, in which the power of human love can still make all the difference.On the surface, England in the summer of 1888 is possibly the most restful time in history--lazy afternoons boating on the Thames, tea parties, croquet on the lawn--and time traveler Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. Hes been shuttling back and forth between the 21st century and the 1940s looking for a Victorian atrocity called the bishops birdstump. Its only the latest in a long string of assignments from Lady Schrapnell, the rich dowager who has invaded Oxford University. Shes promised to endow the universitys time-travel research project in return for their help in rebuilding the famed Coventry Cathedral, destroyed in a Nazi air raid over a hundred years before.But the bargain has turned into a nightmare. Lady Schrapnells motto is "God is in the details," and as the l25th anniversary of the cathedrals destruction--and the deadline for its proposed completion--approaches, time-travel research has fallen by the wayside. Now Ned and his colleagues are frantically engaged in installing organ pipes, researching misericords, and generally risking life and limb. So when Ned gets the chance to escape to the Victorian era, he jumps at it. Unfortunately, he isnt really being sent there to recover from his time-lag symptoms, but to correct an incongruity a fellow historian, Verity Kindle, has inadvertently created by bringing something forward from the past.In theory, such an act is impossible. But now it has happened, and its up to Ned and Verity to correct the incongruity before it alters history or, worse, destroys the space-time continuum. And they have to do it while coping with eccentric Oxford dons, table-rapping spiritualists, a very spoiled young lady, and an even more spoiled cat. As Ned and Verity try frantically to hold things together and find out why the incongruity happened, the breach widens, time travel goes amok, and everything starts to fall apart--until the fate of the entire space-time continuum hangs on a sance, a butler, a bulldog, the battle of Waterloo, and, above all, on the bishop's birdstump.At once a mystery novel, a time-travel adventure, and a Shakespearean comedy, To Say Nothing of the Dog is a witty and imaginative tale of misconceptions, misunderstandings, and a chaotic world in which the shortest distance between two points is never a straight line, and the secret to the universe truly lies "in the details."
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To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis
Bantam Spectra, 1997-12-01. Hardcover. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in great condition. DJ shows minor signs of wear. Pages appear intact with no notes or highlighting.* Delivery confirmation on all domestic orders. Fast Shipping. Book only, unless otherwise specified. ( more information)
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To Say Nothing of the Dog, or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last
Willis, Connie
N.Y.: Bantam, 1998, 1st Edition, 1st Printing . ..........................hardcover, a pretty reasonable ex-library copy in a Very Good+ dustjacket, a great story that Willis ultimately 'pulls off', any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Very Good+. Illus. by Eric Dinyer Cover Design. ( more information)
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To Say Nothing of the Dog
Willis, Connie
NY: Bantam Spectra, 1998. The winner of the 1999 Hugo award. Top front corner bumped. In mylar. Four rubber stamp marks are the only library markings on the boo: a discard stamp, ffep, a branch library stamp, copyright page. a faded library stamp and a date stamp, top edge of page block, Appears as if it was never actually added to a collection and never checked out.. ISBN: 0553099957. 1st Printing. Quarterbound cloth/board. Very Good/Near Fine. Large 8vo. Ex-Library. ( more information)
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TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last
Willis, Connie
New York: Bantam, (1997.) . Book club edition. . Very good+ in very good dust jacket (minor edgewear to the dj, now in an archival protector.) . A joyous exploration of the unpredictable world of time travel by this Hugo and Nebula Award winning author. WInner of the 1999 Hugo. SIGNED on the title page. 434 pp. ( more information)
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To Say Nothing of the Dog
Willis, Connie
Bantam Books: NY. 1997. First edition (& 1st printing).. Hardcover. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new).. Winner of the 1999 Hugo Award for best novel. ( more information)
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To Say Nothing of the Dog
Willis, Connie
New York: Bantam, 1997 Light edgewear and rubbing to the dust jacket. Small crimp to pages 263-313 on the bottom corner. Autograph sticker on the front cover. Signed by the author on the title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
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To Say Nothing of the Dog
Willis, Connie
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1998. HB/DJ, NF/NF, 434 pp. Winner of the 1999 Hugo and Locus Awards for Best Novel. Demco mylar cover put on DJ. 1/4" closed tear at front top spine corner of DJ, 1/8" small closed tear at front bottom corner. Book has two bottom corners bumped. A science-fiction fantasy in the guise of an old-fashioned Victorian novel, or is it a Victorian novel in the guise of a time-traveling tale, or a highly comic romp, or a great, allusive literary game. A fine, and fun, romance, an amused examination of conceptions and misconceptions about other eras, other people. What Connie Willis soon makes clear is that genre can go to the dogs.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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To Say Nothing of the Dog (or, How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last)
Willis, Connie
New York: Bantam, 1998. [1998]. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Maroon boards with a black, gilt-stamped backstrip. Quarto. 434pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price (23.95) is intact. Winner of the 1998 Hugo Award. "...Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He's been shuttling between the 21st century and the 1940s searching for a Victorian atrocity called the bishop's bird stump. It's part of a project to restore the famed Coventry Cathedral, destroyed in a Nazi air raid over a hundred years earlier.
But then Verity Kindle, a fellow time traveler, inadvertently brings back something from the past. Now Ned must jump back to the Victorian era to help Verity put things right -- not only to save the project but to prevent altering history itself..." 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. . ISBN: 0-553-09995-7. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. CONNIE WILLIS TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG FIRST EDITIONS SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY LITERATURE LITERARY NED HENRY VICTORIAN ENGLAND COVENTRY CATHEDRAL VERITY KINDLE HUGO AWARD WINNERS COLLECTIBLE USED BOOKS NOVELS. ( more information)
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To Say Nothing of the Dog: How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last
Willis, Connie., Cover Illustration By Eric Dinyer
New York.: Bantam Books., 1997. Near Fine (fine being our Top grade True First Edition, Arc. Science Fiction, Time Travel. ISBN:0-553-09995-7. True first edition. Advance Reading Copy. Two publisher's labels on bottom of front cover as issued by the publisher. Slightest trace of one reading crease next to spine, several traces of rubbing to white on edges otherwise fine (our highest grade). Not issued in dust jacket.. ( more information)
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