A Question of Upbringing
by Anthony Powell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/no jacket
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, United States
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Synopsis
A Question of Upbringing is the opening novel in Anthony Powell's masterpiece, A Dance to the Music of Time, a twelve-volume cycle spanning much of the 20th century. Published in 1951, it begins the story of a trio of boys, Nicholas Jenkins (the narrator), Charles Stringham, and Peter Templer, who are friends at a nameless school (based upon Powell's public school Eton College) and then move onto different paths.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shed (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2004680
- Title
- A Question of Upbringing
- Author
- Anthony Powell
- Illustrator
- Broom-Lynne, (jacket)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Music Time Dance Widmerpool
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthony Powell and His Friends;
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