Description
Product ID: | 9780486817576 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Thrift Editions |
Title: | A Rogue's Life |
Authors: | Author: Wilkie Collins |
Page Count: | 192 |
Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This lighthearted, fast-paced tale, originally published in 1856, recounts a loveable rascal''s attempts at forgery, his romance with a counterfeiter''s daughter, and his role in an unconventional inheritance. Cheerfully dishonest and recklessly impulsive, young Frank Softly cuts a roguish figure in Regency London. This lighthearted, fast-paced tale, originally published in 1856, traces Frank''s picaresque adventures across the British Isles to the shores of Australia. The loveable rascal''s narrative recounts his attempts at forgery and counterfeiting, his romance with the daughter of the sinister Dr. Dulcifer, and his role in an unconventional inheritance scheme. |
Imprint Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
Publisher Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2017-11-24 |