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Iolani or, Tahiti as It Was - Hardcover By Collins, Wilkie - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9780691034461
- Book Title
- Ioláni; Or, Tahíti As It Was : a Romance
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Thrillers / Suspense, Action & Adventure, Historical
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Written 150 years ago, never published, and presumed lost for nearly a century, Wilkie Collins's earliest novel now appears in print for the first time. Ioláni is a sensational romance--a tale of terror and suspense, bravery and betrayal, set against the lush backdrop of Tahiti. The book's complicated history is worthy of a writer famous for intricate plots hinging on long-kept secrets. Collins wrote the book as a young man in the early 1840s, twenty years before The Moonstone and The Woman in White made his name among Victorian novelists. He failed to find a publisher for the work, shelved the manuscript for years, and eventually gave it to an acquaintance. It disappeared into the hands of private collectors and remained there--acquiring mythical status as a lost novel--from the turn of the century until its sudden appearance on the rare book market in New York in 1991. This first edition appears with the permission of the new owners, who keep the mystery alive by remaining anonymous. The novel is set in Tahiti prior to European contact. It tells the story of the diabolical high priest, Ioláni , and the heroic young woman, Idüa, who bears his child. Determined to defy the Tahitian custom of killing firstborn children, Idüa and her friend Aimáta flee with the baby and take refuge among Ioláni's enemies. The vengeful priest pursues them, setting into motion a plot that features civil war, sorcery, sacrificial rites, wild madmen, treachery, and love. Collins explores themes that he would return to again and again in his career: oppression by sinister, patriarchal figures; the bravery of forceful, unorthodox women; the psychology of the criminal mind; the hypocrisy of moralists; and Victorian ideas of the exotic. As Ira Nadel shows in his introduction, the novel casts new light on Collins's development as a writer and on the creation of his later masterpieces. A sample page from the manuscript appears as the frontispiece to this edition. The publication of Ioláni is a major literary event: a century and half late, Wilkie Collins makes his literary debut. Originally published in 1999. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
069103446x
ISBN-13
9780691034461
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038773601
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ioláni; Or, Tahíti As It Was : a Romance
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / Suspense, Action & Adventure, Historical
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
69
Lc Classification Number
Pr4494.I56 1999
Reviews
"It is not an exaggeration to claim that the resurfacing of Ioláni , the first stab at fiction by a major Victorian novelist, is a literary event of genuine importance." --Glenn Horowitz, Bookseller, New York., "There are plenty of characteristic Collinsian mysteries. . . . [F]or anyone who enjoys Collins's mature work, it is intriguing to see how many of his later preoccupations appear in Iolani."-- Catherine Peters, The Sunday Telegraph, "It is dramatic and picturesque. It has the immense merit T.S. Eliot found in his later works, 'of never being dull'. Most significantly, it has a spunky heroine of unconventional morality."-- Lynne Truss, The Times (London), There are plenty of characteristic Collinsian mysteries. . . . [F]or anyone who enjoys Collins's mature work, it is intriguing to see how many of his later preoccupations appear in Iolani. ---Catherine Peters, The Sunday Telegraph, "Wilkie Collins has a particular gift for rendering striking locations and for conveying a strong sense of weather and mood. It is this gift which sets him apart form other sensation novelists of the Victorian period. . . . [He] recreates the lush verdure, mountains, waterfalls and lakes of Tahiti in a strongly romantic style."-- Leonée Ormond, Literary Review, It is dramatic and picturesque. It has the immense merit T.S. Eliot found in his later works, 'of never being dull'. Most significantly, it has a spunky heroine of unconventional morality. ---Lynne Truss, The Times, "Wilkie Collins has a particular gift for rendering striking locations and for conveying a strong sense of weather and mood. It is this gift which sets him apart form other sensation novelists of the Victorian period. . . . [He] recreates the lush verdure, mountains, waterfalls and lakes of Tahiti in a strongly romantic style." --Leonée Ormond, Literary Review, "There are plenty of characteristic Collinsian mysteries. . . . [F]or anyone who enjoys Collins's mature work, it is intriguing to see how many of his later preoccupations appear in Iolani." --Catherine Peters, The Sunday Telegraph, "It is dramatic and picturesque. It has the immense merit T.S. Eliot found in his later works, 'of never being dull'. Most significantly, it has a spunky heroine of unconventional morality." --Lynne Truss, The Times (London), Wilkie Collins has a particular gift for rendering striking locations and for conveying a strong sense of weather and mood. It is this gift which sets him apart form other sensation novelists of the Victorian period. . . . [He] recreates the lush verdure, mountains, waterfalls and lakes of Tahiti in a strongly romantic style. ---Leonée Ormond, Literary Review
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
College Audience
Lccn
98-028620
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Illustrated
Yes
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