ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1900 - 1949.
Jezik: Engleski
Tematika: Književnost
Kulturno dobro: Predmet koji prodajem nije kulturno dobro ili ovlašćena institucija odbija pravo preče kupovine
Autor: Strani

Liam O`Flaherty - Skerrett
Albatross, Hamburg - Paris - Bologna, 1933
245
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stanje: dobro
Modern Continental Library, Volume 53

Desire for personal freedom fits uneasily with commitment to traditional community values and a stubborn narrow-mindedness in this tale of struggle between Skerret, the national schoolteacher, and the parish priest, Father Moclair.

THE ALBATROSS MODERN CONTINENTAL LIBRARY (THE ALBRATROSS VERLAG)
Series Note: `The `Tauchnitz Editions,` [sic] which were unique in bringing English texts to German readers after 1841, could boast of an outstanding literary fare at a very low price. During the second and third decade of the twentieth century, they did not keep pace with progress made in typography and had little to recommend in this respect. Their appearance was dull... Aware of these limitations, the Albatross Modern Continental Library was organized in Hamburg in 1932 as a competitor in this field. (...)

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Albatross followed the same basic pattern as `Tauchnitz Editions,` but stressed contemporary writing and created a more attractive format for its series, which eventually included about four hundred titles.`

-- Frank L. Schick, The Paperbound Book in America: The History of Paperbacks and their European Background. New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1958, p. 32.


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