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______________________________ 'He is, as Proust was before him, the great literary chronicler of his culture in his time.' GUARDIAN A Dance to the Music of Time is universally acknowledged as one of the great works of English literature. Reissued now in this definitive edition, it stands ready to delight and entrance a new generation of readers. In this sixth volume, with Britain on the brink of war yet again, Nick Jenkins reflects back on his childhood growing up in the shadow of World War I. Wanting to follow in his father's footsteps, Nick sets his sights on becoming an officer in the Army, and asks his old school friend Widmerpool, who is gaining prominence in the business world, if he will help him. But reserves lists are quickly filling up with names, and it's not long until the threat of war is the one thing on everyone's mind. ______________________________ These titles are currently being reissued. There is a chance that you may receive the edition with the classic cover instead of the cover displayed here.
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12 primary booksA Dance to the Music of Time is a 12-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 1951 with contributions by Anthony Powell.
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This book surprised me. I liked it far more than I expected to. I???ve been putting off reading the whole Dance To The Music Of Time for almost 20 years, and now I???m sorry I didn???t start sooner. A light and pleasurable read, describing several episodes in the late schooling of a British lad in the post WWI time period, it depicts without strain or apparent effort, a background and a sense of the society of the time. His ability to explore in depth a simple set of events in order to elucidate character, relationships, the societal milieu and mores, is striking. A very entertaining and enjoyable read, but not purely fluff and insignificance, as the psychological insights are acute and revealing, and the picture of an age that emerges is unlike any I have gotten from any writer other than Proust. I look forward to the next volume.