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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Publication date
February 1, 2004
Binding
Prebinding
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781417665983
ISBN-10
141766598X
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.25 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$25.70
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.'
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A New York Times Bestseller
Words can bleed.
In 1865 Boston, the literary geniuses of the Dante Clubâpoets and Harvard professors Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell, along with publisher J. T. Fieldsâare finishing Americaâs first translation of The Divine Comedy and preparing to unveil Danteâs remarkable visions to the New World. The powerful Boston Brahmins at Harvard College are fighting to keep Dante in obscurity, believing that the infiltration of foreign superstitions into American minds will prove as corrupting as the immigrants arriving at Boston Harbor.
The members of the Dante Club fight to keep a sacred literary cause alive, but their plans fall apart when a series of murders erupts through Boston and Cambridge. Only this small group of scholars realizes that the gruesome killings are modeled on the descriptions of Hellâs punishments from Danteâs Inferno. With the lives of the Boston elite and Danteâs literary future in America at stake, the Dante Club members must find the killer before the authorities discover their secret.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and an outcast police officer named Nicholas Rey, the first black member of the Boston police department, must place their careers on the line to end the terror. Together, they discover that the source of the murders lies closer to home than they ever could have imagined.
The Dante Club is a magnificent blend of fact and fiction, a brilliantly realized paean to Danteâs continued grip on our imagination, and a captivating thriller that will surprise readers from beginning to end.
Words can bleed.
In 1865 Boston, the literary geniuses of the Dante Clubâpoets and Harvard professors Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell, along with publisher J. T. Fieldsâare finishing Americaâs first translation of The Divine Comedy and preparing to unveil Danteâs remarkable visions to the New World. The powerful Boston Brahmins at Harvard College are fighting to keep Dante in obscurity, believing that the infiltration of foreign superstitions into American minds will prove as corrupting as the immigrants arriving at Boston Harbor.
The members of the Dante Club fight to keep a sacred literary cause alive, but their plans fall apart when a series of murders erupts through Boston and Cambridge. Only this small group of scholars realizes that the gruesome killings are modeled on the descriptions of Hellâs punishments from Danteâs Inferno. With the lives of the Boston elite and Danteâs literary future in America at stake, the Dante Club members must find the killer before the authorities discover their secret.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and an outcast police officer named Nicholas Rey, the first black member of the Boston police department, must place their careers on the line to end the terror. Together, they discover that the source of the murders lies closer to home than they ever could have imagined.
The Dante Club is a magnificent blend of fact and fiction, a brilliantly realized paean to Danteâs continued grip on our imagination, and a captivating thriller that will surprise readers from beginning to end.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (August 1, 2003)
9781587244650 | details & prices | 615 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 2.15 lbs | List price $32.95
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Ballantine Books (June 27, 2006)
9780345490384 | details & prices | 424 pages | 4.00 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $7.99
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
Miscellaneous
With John Seidman (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Simon & Schuster Audioworks (May 23, 2006)
9780743563925 | details & prices | List price $29.95
With John Seidman (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Simon & Schuster Audioworks (May 23, 2006)
9780743563925 | details & prices | List price $29.95
CD/Spoken Word
With John Siedman (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Simon & Schuster Audioworks (May 23, 2006)
9780743553735 | details & prices | 5.00 × 6.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $49.95
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
With John Seidman (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Chivers Sound Library (February 1, 2003)
9780792727873 | details & prices | List price $115.95
With John Seidman (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Chivers Sound Library (February 1, 2003)
9780792727873 | details & prices | List price $115.95
With Boyd Gaines (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Simon & Schuster (February 1, 2003)
9780743517928 | details & prices | 5.00 × 5.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $30.00
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With John Seidman (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Chivers Sound Library (February 1, 2003)
9780792727866 | details & prices | List price $96.95
With John Seidman (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Chivers Sound Library (February 1, 2003)
9780792727866 | details & prices | List price $96.95
With Boyd Gaines (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Simon & Schuster Audioworks (February 1, 2003)
9780743517911 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $26.00
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
Prebinding
The price comparison is for this edition
from Turtleback Books (February 1, 2004); titled "Dante Club"
9781417665983 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $25.70
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
About: In 1865, the preparations of the Dante Club--led by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes--to release the first translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' are threatened by a series of murders that re-create episodes from 'Inferno.
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