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The Fixed Period

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Book Description
Published in 1882, this extraordinary novel--an excercise in Swiftian irony combined with a love story in a furturistic setting--is entirely uncharacteristic of Trollope's usual drawing room conversations and hunting scenes. Set in the 1980s, The Fixed Period describes an imaginary, antipodean ex-colony governed by a President who views himself as a benefactor of the human race, Orwelli... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (33 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages216
ISBN-100192828428
ISBN-13978-0192828422
Publication Date06/17/1993
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About Anthony Trollope (Author) : Anthony Trollope is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Anthony Trollope include Rachel Ray (Penguin Classics), The Eustace Diamonds, Barchester Towers.
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About David Skilton (Editor) : David Skilton is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of David Skilton include Esther Waters (Oxford World's Classics), Orley Farm (Oxford World's Classics), Doctor Thorne (... more
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