Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Anthony Powells majestic sweep never falters in this epic compendium. Twelve full length novels, written over a period of some 25 years, encompass perfectly the momentus changes in Great Britain over the course of the 20th Century. Not however in a dry and lifeless historical sense, but through the eyes of the individuals who are swept up in the maelstrom of change to which their middleupper class lives are subjected. It is no exaggeration to say that as a hugely entertaining, thoroughly absorbing and wonderfully instructive insight into a massively influential, and now largely extinct, element of British society it is peerless. From "A Question of Upbringing" with its wonderful depictions of schooldays in Edwardian England to the piercingly accurate portrait of the"swinging sixties" evinced by "Hearing Secret Harmonies" this is sophisticated, rewarding reading at its very best. The creation of what is surely one of the great comic geniuses of literature, albeit an unwitting one, in Kenneth Widmerpool is matched, counterpointed, by the suave subtle observation, almost Saki like, of Nicholas Jenkins throughout what clearly is going to continue to be regarded as one of the greatest fictional prizes in the literary Pantheon of the 20th Century.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Subjects
British Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Elegant comedic fiction, Epic works, Fiction, generalPeople
Anthony Powell, Kenneth WidmerpoolPlaces
LondonTimes
1900-1970Showing 14 featured editions. View all 14 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
01
A Dance to the Music of Time: Spring v. 1 (DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME)
1997, Mandarin
in English
0099416875 9780099416876
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
02
A Dance to the Music of Time: Spring v. 1 (DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME)
1997, Mandarin
Paperback
in English
0099416875 9780099416876
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
03 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
04
A Dance To The Music Of Time: Vol. 3 - (From The 2nd Movement)
September 23, 1996, Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio Cassette
0736634606 9780736634601
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
05
A Dance To The Music Of Time: Vol. 6 - (From The 4th Movement)
September 23, 1996, Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio Cassette
0736634630 9780736634632
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
06
A Dance To The Music Of Time: Vol. 4 - (From The 3rd Movement)
September 23, 1996, Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio Cassette
0736634614 9780736634618
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
07
A Dance To The Music Of Time: Vol. 5 - (From The 3rd & 4th Movements
September 23, 1996, Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio Cassette
0736634622 9780736634625
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
08
A Dance To The Music Of Time: Vol. 1 - (From The 1st Movement)
September 23, 1996, Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio Cassette
0736634584 9780736634588
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
09
A Dance To The Music Of Time: Vol. 2 - (From 1st & 2nd Movements
September 23, 1996, Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio Cassette
0736634592 9780736634595
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
10 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
11 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
12
A Dance to the Music of Time
January 1967, Books On Tape
Audio Cassette
in English
555712053X 9785557120531
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
13
Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement (3 Vols in 1)
June 1963, Little Brown & Co (T)
Hardcover
in English
0316715352 9780316715355
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
14
A Dance to the Music of Time
January 1957, Books On Tape
Audio cassette
in English
5557120270 9785557120272
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 30, 2008
- 7 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
August 12, 2010 | Edited by IdentifierBot | added LibraryThing ID |
April 24, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs. |
April 16, 2010 | Edited by bgimpertBot | Added goodreads ID. |
April 14, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the edition. |
April 30, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |