Kai Lung's Golden Hours
by Ernest Bramah
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, Great Britain, 1938. Softcover. Good Condition. A popular English author of considerable repute in his day, Ernest Bramah (18681942) published twenty-one books and numerous short stories. His science fiction was compared to the works of H. G. Wells, his detective stories with Conan Doyle's, and his humorous novels with those of Jerome K. Jerome. Bramah was also famed for his traditional tales of Chinese literature. Brimming with colorful characters and concepts, these exotic fantasies are filled with corrupt mandarins, beautiful maidens, greedy merchants, alchemical potions, and more. A captivating collection that's ripe for rediscovery, Kai Lung's Golden Hours stands as the very best of these beguiling books.Kai Lung is a wandering storyteller accused of treasonand like Scheherazade of The One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, he must rely upon his silver tongue to escape conviction. With the help of beautiful Hwa Mei, who has the attention of evil Ming Shu, Kai tries to regain his freedom by spinning a series of entertaining tales that intrigue his captor. Laced with romance and adventure, spiced with fantasy and the supernatural, these stories will transport readers to a mandarin's court in ancient China. Tear to bottom of spine edge. 280 pages. Pages well browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Fiction; Inventory No: 260088. .
Synopsis
Originally published: New York : G.H. Doran Co., c1923.
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- Bookseller
- leura books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 260088
- Title
- Kai Lung's Golden Hours
- Author
- Ernest Bramah
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- BZDB43 Fiction; Fiction; Unbranded Ernest Bramah Kai Lung's Golden Hours
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