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Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick William Rolfe, "Baron Corvo"
Category: Fiction | Series: NYRB Classics S.
One day George Arthur Rose, hack writer and minor priest, discovers that he has been picked to be Pope. He is hardly surprised and not in the least daunted. "The previous English pontiff was Hadrian the Fourth," he declares. "The present English pontiff is Hadrian the Seventh. It pleases Us; and so, by ...Show more
Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Baron Corvo
Category: Classic Fiction
The titlular character of Hadrian the Seventh is inextricably entangled with his creator, Frederick Rolfe, the self-titled Baron Corvo. Both were Catholic converts and unsuccessful candidates for priesthood, who led bitter, misunderstood lives, betrayed (they thought) by friends, bishops and prelates. B ...Show more
The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole by Frederick Rolfe, Baron Corvo
Category: Travel Literature
This is a description of Venice at the time when it served as an asylum for undesirables from all over Europe, as well as erotic vacation destination for some. It stands as a scurrilous sensual testament to Rolfe's fervent affection for the physical beauty of the city of Venice.
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