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The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation. Volume II The kingdom on the waves
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- ISBN: 9780763651794 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0763651796 (electronic bk.)
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1 online resource (521 p.) - Edition: 1st electronic ed.
- Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
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| General Note: | Originally published: 2008. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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- Baker & Taylor
When he and his tutor escape to British-occupied Boston, Octavian learns of Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join the counterrevolutionary Royal Ethiopian Regiment. - Candlewick Pr
"A novel of the first rank, the kind of monumental work Italo Calvino called âencyclopedicâ in the way it sweeps up history into a comprehensible and deeply textured pattern." â The New York Times Book Review
Fearing a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to find shelter in British-occupied Boston. Sundered from all he knows â the College of Lucidity, the rebel cause â Octavian hopes to find safe harbor. Instead, he is soon to learn of Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join the counterrevolutionary forces.
In Volume II of his unparalleled masterwork, M. T. Anderson recounts Octavian's experiences as the Revolutionary War explodes around him, thrusting him into intense battles and tantalizing him with elusive visions of liberty. Ultimately, this astonishing narrative escalates to a startling, deeply satisfying climax, while reexamining our national origins in a singularly provocative light. - Random House, Inc.
"A novel of the first rank, the kind of monumental work Italo Calvino called âencyclopedicâ in the way it sweeps up history into a comprehensible and deeply textured pattern." â The New York Times Book Review
Fearing a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to find shelter in British-occupied Boston. Sundered from all he knows â the College of Lucidity, the rebel cause â Octavian hopes to find safe harbor. Instead, he is soon to learn of Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join the counterrevolutionary forces.
In Volume II of his unparalleled masterwork, M. T. Anderson recounts Octavian's experiences as the Revolutionary War explodes around him, thrusting him into intense battles and tantalizing him with elusive visions of liberty. Ultimately, this astonishing narrative escalates to a startling, deeply satisfying climax, while reexamining our national origins in a singularly provocative light.
