The Quincunx is ‘kind of Dickensian’ in the same way that the Taj Mahal is kind of a nifty tomb. Even the name of its central character, John Huffam, is lifted from Palliser’s great inspirer, Charles John Huffam Dickens, but so to describe The Quincunx is almost to belittle it. At more than twelve hundred pages, perhaps half a million lovingly conjured words, it is as long as anything penned by Dickens, with a Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. · The Quincunx by Charles Palliser. "It's all so complicated that I don't know if I can ever make it clear," the old lady began with a droll smile. "My poor head begins to ache when I start to think about it. I believe I understand it until I start to ponder on it and then the explanation goes flying off in a thousand different in a a shower of words: codicils and judgments and instruments and orders and all Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Charles Palliser has published five works of fiction including the historical novels The Quincunx () and The Unburied (). His latest novel is Rustication (November, ). It takes the form of the diary of a 17 year old writing in the s: His family have suddenly lost everything and he joins them in a remote and unfriendly village on the South bltadwin.ru by: 2.
Quincunx, Paperback by Palliser, Charles, ISBN , ISBN , Brand New, Free shipping in the US A meditation on the Victorian novel and a sprawling epic tale of a man's quest for his identity follows John Huffman as he journeys to the heart of the Quincunx to reveal his elusive past. See details. The Quincunx is 'kind of Dickensian' in the same way that the Taj Mahal is kind of a nifty tomb. Even the name of its central character, John Huffam, is lifted from Palliser's great inspirer, Charles John Huffam Dickens, but so to describe The Quincunx is almost to belittle it. At more than twelve hundred pages, perhaps half a million. THE QUINCUNX. By Charles Palliser. pp. New York: Ballantine Books. $ The book business so loves to celebrate the sudden fame of those it has long neglected that the publication history of a.
About Charles Palliser. Charles Palliser has published five works of fiction including the historical novels The Quincunx () and The Unburied (). His latest novel is Rustication (November, ). It takes the form of the diary of a 17 year old writing in the s: His family have suddenly lost everything and he joins them in a remote and unfriendly village on the South Coast. The Quincunx is a compelling book published in and written by Charles Palliser that eloquently channels Charles Dickens. The writing is a pitch-perfect homage yet one that also reveals a far more brutal critique of Victorian England than Dickens ever portrayed. The Quincunx by Charles Palliser. "It's all so complicated that I don't know if I can ever make it clear," the old lady began with a droll smile. "My poor head begins to ache when I start to think about it. I believe I understand it until I start to ponder on it and then the explanation goes flying off in a thousand different in a a shower of words: codicils and judgments and instruments and orders and all those other ugly terms associated with the law and Chancery that have cursed our.
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