Victor leaves his foster mother's home to begin his working life. His journey takes him to a remote island, where he visits his only relative, an uncle whom he has not met before. The old man, who has never known love, resides in a barricaded mansion, surrounded by an atmosphere of death and decay.
The bachelors
โ Scribed by Adalbert Stifter
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Year
- 2008;2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 115 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- London
- ISBN
- 1908968303
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โฆ Synopsis
Victor leaves his foster mother's home to begin his working life. His journey takes him to a remote island, where he visits his only relative, an uncle whom he has not met before. The old man, who has never known love, resides in a barricaded mansion, surrounded by an atmosphere of death and decay. Victor finds himself a virtual prisoner on this mysterious island - and is forced to confront his own past, if he is ever to regain control of his life.
โฆ Subjects
Novels
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