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Sir Nigel.

Sir Nigel.

Sir Nigel.
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Sir Nigel.

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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1853262293
ISBN 13
9781853262296
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Ware, Hertfordshire, UK Wordsworth Classics, 1994. Paperback Reprint Edition (1994). Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; the text pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding leans ever so slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and a single cosmetic flaw. Bright, Crisp and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5 x 0.75 inches). 172 pages. A map precedes the text. Language: English. Weight: 6.6 ounces. Reprint Edition (1994). Trade Paperback. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ DL (1859 – 1930) was a British writer and medical doctor. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 when he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and more than fifty short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. Doyle was a prolific writer; other than Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories and historical novels. From 1888 to 1906, Doyle wrote seven historical novels, which he and many critics regarded as his best work. His historical novels include Sir Nigel and its follow-up The White Company, set in the Middle Ages.

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From the book:Dame History is so austere a lady that if one, has been so ill-advised as to take a liberty with her, one should hasten to make amends by repentance and confession. Events have been transposed to the extent of some few months in this narrative in order to preserve the continuity and evenness of the story. I hope so small a divergence may seem a venial error after so many centuries. For the rest, it is as accurate as a good deal of research and hard work could make it. The matter of diction is always a question of taste and discretion in a historical reproduction. In the year 1350 the upper classes still spoke Norman-French, though they were just beginning to condescend to English. The lower classes spoke the English of the original Piers Plowman text, which would be considerably more obscure than their superiors' French if the two were now reproduced or imitated. The most which the chronicles can do is to catch the cadence and style of their talk, and to infuse here and there such a dash of the archaic as may indicate their fashion of speech.

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Title
Sir Nigel.
Author
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Paperback
Book Condition
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Edition
Reprint Edition (1994).
ISBN 10
1853262293
ISBN 13
9781853262296
Publisher
Wordsworth Classics,
Place of Publication
Ware, Hertfordshire, UK
Date Published
1994.
Bookseller catalogs
Historical Fiction; English Literature; Vintage Popular Fiction;

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