![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Whether or not you recognize its scores of literary allusions, you'll savor its wealth of battles, quests, romances, songs, and laughter. ![]() "Here in your hand is the stuff of wonder," declared science-fiction author Poul Anderson, adding, "There are few such glorious romps in all the world's literature, and surely none that surpass this one." Unjustly overlooked for decades, this book lover's book has developed a devoted cult following and richly deserves a wider audience. He finds a piece of flotsam to cling to, which is. And just as the truths of great stories ennoble those who take them to heart, a selfish and cynical drifter is transformed into the gallant knight known as Silverlock. Silverlock The book opens with the sinking of the Naglfar, a tramp steamer a Chicago businessman, A. Silverlock 1894 2 QB 766 3, an amateur graphologist was allowed to act as an expert on handwriting and a number of cases since have maintained the position that expert status can be obtained. Clarence Shandon, undertakes a whirlwind tour of the classics. From carousing with Robin Hood to crossing swords with the Green Knight and stealing a ride on Huck Finn's raft, our traveler, A. This rollicking adventure begins with a shipwreck on an island where notable characters of literature, history, and folklore coexist - Hamlet and Oedipus, Don Quixote and Doctor Faustus, Becky Sharp and Daniel Boone. Join an unlikely hero as he watches Moby-Dick sink the Pequod, dodges cannibals on Robinson Crusoe's island, raises a glass with Beowulf, and literally goes to Hell and back. ![]()
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