david lodge the british museum first edition1
david lodge the british museum first edition2
david lodge the british museum first edition3
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david lodge the british museum first edition1
david lodge the british museum first edition2
david lodge the british museum first edition3
david lodge the british museum first edition4

David Lodge – The British Museum Is Falling Down – First Edition 1965

david lodge the british museum first edition1

David Lodge – The British Museum Is Falling Down – First Edition 1965

£285.00

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£285.00

A first edition, first printing published by Macgibbon Kee in 1965. A very good book with one neat gift inscription to the front free endpaper. In a very good clipped wrapper which is faded to the spine and a little to the top of the front panel.
The British Museum Is Falling Down” is a satirical novel by David Lodge, published in 1965. The story revolves around Adam Appleby, a young Catholic research student, who faces the challenges of family planning in the aftermath of the Vatican II reforms. The novel humorously explores themes of religion, academic life, and the struggles of modernity. Lodge employs a playful narrative style, incorporating wordplay, puns, and literary allusions. The title reflects the decaying state of both the protagonist’s personal life and the traditional values he grapples with in a changing world. The book is known for its wit and clever exploration of societal shifts in the 1960s.


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A first edition, first printing published by Macgibbon Kee in 1965. A very good book with one neat gift inscription to the front free endpaper. In a very good clipped wrapper which is faded to the spine and a little to the top of the front panel.
The British Museum Is Falling Down” is a satirical novel by David Lodge, published in 1965. The story revolves around Adam Appleby, a young Catholic research student, who faces the challenges of family planning in the aftermath of the Vatican II reforms. The novel humorously explores themes of religion, academic life, and the struggles of modernity. Lodge employs a playful narrative style, incorporating wordplay, puns, and literary allusions. The title reflects the decaying state of both the protagonist’s personal life and the traditional values he grapples with in a changing world. The book is known for its wit and clever exploration of societal shifts in the 1960s.

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