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Todd, Janet M, 1942-
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Authors -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Obsession (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Fiction.
London (England) -- Fiction.
Venice (Italy) -- Fiction.
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Todd, Janet M, 1942-
Authors -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Obsession (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Fiction.
London (England) -- Fiction.
Venice (Italy) -- Fiction.
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A
man
of
genius
/ Janet Todd.
by
Todd, Janet M, 1942-
Bitter Lemon Press, 2016.
Call #:
FICTION TOD
Subjects
Authors -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Obsession (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Fiction.
London (England) -- Fiction.
Venice (Italy) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781908524591 (hc.)
1908524596 (hc.)
9781908524713 (trade pbk.)
1908524715 (trade pbk.)
Description:
347 p. ; 25 cm.
Summary:
A"A
Man
of
Genius
portrays a psychological journey from safety into obsession and secrecy. It mirrors a physical passage from flamboyant Regency England through a Europe conquered by Napoleon. Ann, a successful writer of cheap Gothic novels, becomes obsessed with Robert James, regarded by many, including himself, as a
genius
, with his ideas, his talk, and his band of male followers. However, their relationship becomes tortuous, as Robert descends into violence and madness. The pair leaves London for occupied Venice, where Ann tries to cope with the monstrous ego of her lover. Forced to flee with a stranger, she delves into her past, to be jolted by a series of revelations--about her lover, her parentage, the stranger, and herself. Janet Todd is known for her works about Mary Wollstonecraft, Aphra Behn, the Shelley circle, and Jane Austen. Born in Wales, her wandering childhood in the United Kingdom, Bermuda, and Sri Lanka led to work as an academic in Ghana, the United States, and United Kingdom. Her passion has been for women writers, the largely unknown and the famous. A former president of Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, she lives in Cambridge and Venice."--From publisher.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Literary fiction.
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