An edition of The poorhouse fair (1958)

The poorhouse fair

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An edition of The poorhouse fair (1958)

The poorhouse fair

1st trade pbk. ed.

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The inhabitants of a central New Jersey poorhouse argue about the decline of patriotism, tradition, and religion while participating in the activities of their annual fair.

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Ballantine Books
Language
English
Pages
153

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Subjects

Fiction, Poor, Almshouses, Fairs, Older people, Middle class men, Harry Angstrom (Fictitious character), Psychological fiction, General, American fiction, Male authors, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, psychological
Edition Availability
Cover of: The poorhouse fair
The poorhouse fair
2004, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st trade pbk. ed.
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Cover of: The poorhouse fair
The poorhouse fair
1994, Penguin Books
in English
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Cover of: The Poorhouse Fair
The Poorhouse Fair
May 12, 1986, Fawcett
in English
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Cover of: The Poorhouse Fair
The Poorhouse Fair
December 1, 1984, Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio Cassette
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Cover of: Poorhouse Fair
Poorhouse Fair
June 12, 1981, Fawcett
in English
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Cover of: The poorhouse fair
The poorhouse fair
1980, Penguin
in English
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The poorhouse fair
1977, Knopf : distributed by Random House
in English - New ed. / with a introd. by the author.
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The poorhouse fair
1977, Knopf , distributed by Random House
in English - New ed / with an introduction by the author.
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Cover of: The poorhouse fair.
The poorhouse fair.
1972, Gollancz
in English
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The poorhouse fair.
1972, Knopf
in English - [1st ed.]
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The poorhouse fair.
1968, Penguin
in English
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The poorhouse fair
1966, A. A. Knopf
Cover of: The poorhouse fair
The poorhouse fair
1966, Knopf
in English
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The poorhouse fair: Rabbit, run.
1965, Modern Library
in English
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The poorhouse fair: Rabbit, run.
1965, Modern Library
in English
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The poorhouse fair
1964, Crest Books
in English
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The poorhouse fair.
1963, Knopf
in English
Cover of: The poorhouse fair.
The poorhouse fair.
1959, Knopf
in English - [1st ed.]
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Cover of: The poorhouse fair.
The poorhouse fair.
1959, Gollancz
in English
Cover of: The poorhouse fair.
The poorhouse fair.
1958, Fawcett Crest
in English
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The poorhouse fair.
1958, Knopf
in English
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Cover of: THE POORHOUSE FAIR.
THE POORHOUSE FAIR.
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Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3571.P4 P65 2004, PS3571.P4 P65 2012, PS3571.P4P65 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 153 p. :
Number of pages
153

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3318481M
Internet Archive
poorhousefairnov0000updi_2012
ISBN 10
0345468236
LCCN
2004268956, 2012372641
OCLC/WorldCat
791498951, 54927047
Library Thing
262246
Goodreads
217520

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Work Description

"On the third Wednesday of every August the inhabitants of a mansion-turned-poorhouse in central New Jersey hold their annual fair; this novel describes a fair that occurs about twenty years from now [1958], when the United States itself is heading downhill ... While 'The Poorhouse Fair, ' insofar as it regrets the decline of patriotism, handcraft, and religion, carries a conservative message, its technique is unorthodox; without so much regard for fictional conventions, the author attempts to locate, in the ambiguous area between farce and melodrama, reality's own tone."

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