{"product_id":"wolf-solent-paperback","title":"Wolf Solent - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Cowper Powys\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1929, John Cowper Powys's novel of Eros and ideas was compared with works by Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, and D.H. Lawrence. \u003ci\u003eWolf Solent\u003c\/i\u003e remains wholly unrivaled in its deft and risky balance of mysticism and social comedy, ecstatic contemplation of nature and unblinking observation of human folly and desire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Forsaking London for Ramsgard, Wolf Solent discovers a world of pagan splendor and medieval insularity, riddled by ancient scandals and resentments. And there this poetic young man meets two women--the sensuous beauty Gerda and the ethereal gamine Christie--who will become the sharers of his body and soul. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A novelist of great, cumulative force and lyrical intensity. . . . Out of his rhapsodic style and keen attentiveness to nature, he builds a tower of prose to match the firmament.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cowper Powys\u003c\/b\u003e (1872-1963) lived in the United States as well as his native England. The author of ten novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Glastonbury Romance, Wolf Solent, Weymouth Sands, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMaiden Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as many works of criticism and philosophy, he was the son of a vicar and a descendant of the poets Donne and Cowper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.53 x 8.37 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52609371635994,"sku":"9780375703072","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/YBYEODxJHH9780375703072.webp?v=1785356220","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/wolf-solent-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}