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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication date
January 1, 1992
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385421508
ISBN-10
0385421508
Availability§
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Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$19.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Young Fred Fairly, a junior fellow at St. Angelicus College in 1912 Cambridge, falls in love with the dangerously mysterious Daisy, whom he awakens next to one morning after a freak accident
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Short-listed for the Booker Prize.
âA singular accomplishment.â â Boston Globe
âPowerfully bewitching.â â Los Angeles Times
In 1912, rational Fred Fairly, one of Cambridgeâs best and brightest, crashes his bike and wakes up in bed with a stranger â fellow casualty Daisy Saunders, a charming, pretty, generous working-class nurse. So begins a series of complications â not only of the heart but also of the head â as Fred and Daisy take up each otherâs education and turn each otherâs philosophies upside down.
This new edition features an introduction by Philip Hensher, author of Scenes from Early Life, along with new cover art.
âA singular accomplishment.â â Boston Globe
âPowerfully bewitching.â â Los Angeles Times
In 1912, rational Fred Fairly, one of Cambridgeâs best and brightest, crashes his bike and wakes up in bed with a stranger â fellow casualty Daisy Saunders, a charming, pretty, generous working-class nurse. So begins a series of complications â not only of the heart but also of the head â as Fred and Daisy take up each otherâs education and turn each otherâs philosophies upside down.
This new edition features an introduction by Philip Hensher, author of Scenes from Early Life, along with new cover art.
Editions
Hardcover
With Stuart Barnett (other contributor) |
from Routledge (March 1, 1998); titled "Hegel After Derrida"
9780041517040 | details & prices | 356 pages | List price $85.00
This edition also contains Hegel After Derrida
This edition also contains Hegel After Derrida
The price comparison is for this edition
from Doubleday (January 1, 1992); titled "The Gate of Angels"
9780385421508 | details & prices | List price $19.00
About: Young Fred Fairly, a junior fellow at St.
About: Young Fred Fairly, a junior fellow at St.
Large print edition from Ulverscroft Large Print Books (January 1, 1992); titled "The Gate of Angels"
Paperback
1 edition from Mariner Books (April 3, 1998); titled "The Gate of Angels"
9780395848388 | details & prices | 167 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Young Fred Fairly, a junior fellow at St.
About: Young Fred Fairly, a junior fellow at St.
Reprint edition from Carroll & Graf Pub (May 27, 1993); titled "The Gate of Angels"
9780881849608 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $9.95
About: A humorous story of love and coincidence set in Edwardian England
About: A humorous story of love and coincidence set in Edwardian England
Cassette/Spoken Word
from G K Hall Audio Books (August 1, 1992)
9781560549192 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $35.95
About: Short-listed for the Booker Prize.
About: Short-listed for the Booker Prize.
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