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Savrola: A Tale of Revolution in Laurania

Savrola: A Tale of Revolution in Laurania

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Savrola: A Tale of Revolution in Laurania

by Churchill, Winston

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London: Longman, Green & Co, 1900. First edition. Near Fine. Finely bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards. A Near Fine, complete copy, with a previous owner's name on the half-title.

Churchill's only major work of fiction, Savrola is a melodramatic tale of political unrest, dictatorship, and revolution in the fictional Mediterranean state of Laurania. "To the contemporary critic, Savrola would have seemed merely one more romance that The Prisoner of Zenda had made so popular after 1894. To the modern reader, Savrola is a significant revelation of Winston Churchill in his mid-20s. It is the day-dream of a man of action...not all the artificiality of romance can deprive this book of authentic vitality when it is read with the knowledge of what one day its author would become" (International Churchill Society). Near Fine.

Synopsis

Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania is the only fiction book written by Sir Winston Churchill. The story describes events in the capital of Laurania, as unrest against the dictatorial government of president Antonia Molara turns to violent revolution. The novel was commenced by Churchill on his voyage from Britain to India to take part in the Malakand campaign in August 1897.

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Bookseller
Whitmore Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
4887
Title
Savrola: A Tale of Revolution in Laurania
Author
Churchill, Winston
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
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Edition
First edition
Publisher
Longman, Green & Co
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1900

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