Precious Bane by Mary Webb (English) Paperback Book

Description: Precious Bane by Mary Webb Born at the time of Waterloo in the wild country of Shropshire, Prudence Sarn is a wild, passionate girl, cursed with a hare lip -- her precious bane. Cursed for it, too, by the superstitious people amongst whom she lives. Prue loves two things: the remote countryside of her birth and, hopelessly, Kester Woodseaves, the weaver. The tale of how Woodseaves gradually discerns Prues true beauty is set against the tragic drama of Prues brother, Gideon, a driven man who is out of harmony with the natural world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Mary Gladys Webb (1881-1927) was an English romance novelist and poet of the early 20th century, whose work is set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside and among Shropshire characters and people whom she knew. Her novels have been successfully dramatized, most notably the film Gone to Earth in 1950 by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger based on the novel of the same title. The novels are thought to have inspired the famous parody Cold Comfort Farm (1932) by Stella Gibbons. Review "Webb was a great mystic and a master of both "inscape" and landscape. Any dull afternoon in London is lifted by being transported to the Mary Webb country of the Shropshire hills and the Welsh borderland." —Mail on Sunday"Mary Webb need fear no comparison with any writer who has attempted to capture the soul of nature in words." —John Buchan"On some bookshelves, we feel sure, Precious Bane will find almost a hallowed place." —The New York Times Book Review"The book opens with one of those simple sentences which haunt the mind until the curiosity has been satisfied . . . It strikes a note which never fails throughout; it opens with a beauty which is justified to the last sentence." —Hilda Addison Review Quote [Webb] was a great mystic and a master of both "inscape" and landscape. Any dull afternoon in London is lifted by being transported to the Mary Webb country of the Shropshire hills and the Welsh borderland.MAIL ON SUNDAY Details ISBN0268015384 Author Mary Webb Publisher University of Notre Dame Press Language English Illustrator Howland Hilder ISBN-10 0268015384 ISBN-13 9780268015381 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Imprint University of Notre Dame Press Place of Publication Notre Dame IN Country of Publication United States Illustrations Illustrations Short Title PRECIOUS BANE Residence Reno Birth 1966 Pages 328 DOI 10.1604/9780268015381 AU Release Date 1990-08-31 NZ Release Date 1990-08-31 US Release Date 1990-08-31 UK Release Date 1990-08-31 Year 1990 Publication Date 1990-08-31 Audience General Alternative 9780268015411 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132128125;

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