Name: Chrysal (en Inglés)
SKU: 66503094
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Author: Johnstone, Charles 1719?-1800?
ISBN: 9781025208817

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Libro Físico

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Hutson Street Press

Autor

Johnstone, Charles 1719?-1800?

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Inglés

N° páginas

294

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

23.4x15.6x1.6 cm

ISBN13

9781025208817

Chrysal (en Inglés)

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Chrysal; Or, The Adventures of a Guinea, Volume 1, by Charles Johnstone, offers a biting satirical panorama of 18th-century society through the allegorical journey of a gold coin. This early novel employs the device of a circulating guinea to expose the follies and vices of various strata of British society, from the aristocracy to the criminal underworld. With sharp wit and keen observation, Johnstone critiques political corruption, social hypocrisy, and moral decay. Each chapter reveals a new owner of the guinea, each encounter unveiling a different facet of human nature and the societal ills that plague the era. "Chrysal" is a valuable historical document and an entertaining read, providing insight into the concerns and values of the period.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.