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Mr. Wroe's Virgins
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Hardcover
from Overlook Pr (April 1, 1999)
9780879517021 | details & prices | 276 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $24.95
About: In 1830s Lancashire, a self-proclaimed prophet named John Wroe demands that his willing congregation give him seven virgins to minister to him, in a tale, based on actual events, exploring the nature of faith, love, and independence
About: In 1830s Lancashire, a self-proclaimed prophet named John Wroe demands that his willing congregation give him seven virgins to minister to him, in a tale, based on actual events, exploring the nature of faith, love, and independence
from Faber & Faber (September 1, 1992)
9780571161942 | details & prices | List price $21.95
Paperback
New edition from Gardners Books (August 2, 2001); titled "Mr Wroe's Virgins"
9780349113265 | details & prices | 288 pages | List price $16.30
About: In 1830, as the end of the world approaches, the charismatic, hunchbacked prophet of a religious sect settles in Lancashire, heeds the biblical injunction and chooses seven virgins 'for comfort and succour'.
About: In 1830, as the end of the world approaches, the charismatic, hunchbacked prophet of a religious sect settles in Lancashire, heeds the biblical injunction and chooses seven virgins 'for comfort and succour'.