1934 The Quest For Corvo: An Experiment In Biography 1st Edition History Book

1934 The Quest For Corvo: An Experiment In Biography 1st Edition History BookThe Quest For Corvo: An Experiment In BiographyBy A.J.A. SymonsPublished by Cassell & Co Ltd: London 1934 1st Edition"One day in 1925 a friend asked A. J. A. Symons if he had read Fr. Rolfe's Hadrian the Seventh. He hadn't, but soon did, and found himself entranced by the novel -- "a masterpiece"-- and no less fascinated by the mysterious person of its all-but-forgotten creator. The Quest for Corvo is a hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of the strange Frederick Rolfe, self-appointed Baron Corvo, an artist, writer, and frustrated aspirant to the priesthood with a bottomless talent for self-destruction. But this singular work, subtitled "an experiment in biography," is also a remarkable self-portrait, a study of the obsession and sympathy that inspires the biographer's art."Minor wear and fading to cover. Relevant newspaper article and light pencil to endpapers. Pages are generally clean, crisp and bright and the book is in very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.Size 22cm x 15cm x 3cm

The Quest For Corvo: An Experiment In Biography

By A.J.A. Symons

Published by Cassell & Co Ltd: London 1934 1st Edition

"One day in 1925 a friend asked A. J. A. Symons if he had read Fr. Rolfe's Hadrian the Seventh. He hadn't, but soon did, and found himself entranced by the novel -- "a masterpiece"-- and no less fascinated by the mysterious person of its all-but-forgotten creator. The Quest for Corvo is a hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of the strange Frederick Rolfe, self-appointed Baron Corvo, an artist, writer, and frustrated aspirant to the priesthood with a bottomless talent for self-destruction. But this singular work, subtitled "an experiment in biography," is also a remarkable self-portrait, a study of the obsession and sympathy that inspires the biographer's art."

Minor wear and fading to cover. Relevant newspaper article and light pencil to endpapers. Pages are generally clean, crisp and bright and the book is in very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.