by J.B. Priestley · HarperCollins Publishers Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780586051993
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«Lost Empires» is the historical novel by J.B. Priestley, published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd in paperback (352 pages, in English).
In 1913, young Richard Herncastle travels with his uncle Nick Ollanton, an illusionist, through the variety theaters of pre-First World War England. Behind the scenes, a colorful cast of performers reveals the lights and shadows of that profession, in a story that weaves ambition, love and loss.
«Lost Empires» was originally published in 1965; the cover of this 1980 edition advertises the Granada TV television series.
For readers of historical fiction and for those who enjoy period portraits, the music hall and the atmosphere before the First World War.
