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As boys growing up in a small country town Arthur and his brother befriend an eccentric poet, whom they dub Vicky Bird - in fact a fairly well-known literary figure called Victor Neuberg. He is haunted by some romantic tragedy in his past, in which Crowley may be implicated. When Arthur goes up to Oxford Vicky Bird connects him with circles who dabble in the supernatural. In London, Arthur graduates towards the epicentre of Bohemian literary life in the pubs of Fitzrovia. Here he meets the femme fatale Betty May, who blames Crowley for the death of her husband, and tells fantastic tales of satanism in Sicily. At last Arthur encounters the man himself, in a dingy café. This is a wonderful tale of English eccentrics, told with deadpan British humour. Calder-Marshall pokes fun at his own youthful preoccupations, but nonetheless a sinister, menacing edge lingers. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)942.083092History and Geography Europe England and Wales England 1837- George V 1910-36LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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