Author: ABOUT, EDMOND
Title: The King of the Mountains = Le Roi Des Montagnes
Description: New York, Cupples & Leon. 1924, First Thus. Hardcover. Ill.: George Avison. Book, First published as Le Roi des Montagnes (1856) About's popular novel satirizes the famous Klephts of 19thC. Greece. His portrait of Hadj-Stavros owes something to the real life brigand of the mountains Christodoulos Hadji-Petros (whose charm was sufficient to attact Lady Jane Digby during her adventurous stay in Greece) Translated by Florence Crewe-Jones. 300p.+ plates. This is an original vintage copy , exceptionally clean and neat, and NOT a modern reprint from a digitized copy. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: George Avison. Greece Banditry Fiction Klefts Klephts


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