A Question of Upbringing
by Anthony Powell
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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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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- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1702373534ALK
- Title
- A Question of Upbringing
- Author
- Anthony Powell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1979
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