Lavengro
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A landmark work of Victorian literature that defies easy classification, Lavengro chronicles the wandering life of a young man — a thinly veiled portrait of its author — who roams the roads of early nineteenth-century England, Wales, and Scotland, forging unlikely friendships with gypsies, tinkers, scholars, and street fighters. Part autobiography, part picaresque novel, and part linguistic adventure, the narrative presents a vivid tapestry of British life on the margins, rendered with a sharp eye for character and an infectious love of language. The protagonist's obsession with words and tongues — earning him the Romani title Lavengro, meaning word master — gives the work its intellectual spine, as encounters with the open road become meditations on identity, freedom, and the power of speech. Written in a tone that is at once robust and lyrical, the prose carries a restless, adventurous energy that sets it apart from the drawing-room fiction of its era. Lavengro stands as a singular achievement in English letters, beloved by readers who prize authenticity, eccentricity, and the romance of the wandering life.
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Binding - cracked.
A landmark work of Victorian literature that defies easy classification, Lavengro chronicles the wandering life of a young man — a thinly veiled portrait of its author — who roams the roads of early nineteenth-century England, Wales, and Scotland, forging unlikely friendships with gypsies, tinkers, scholars, and street fighters. Part autobiography, part picaresque novel, and part linguistic adventure, the narrative presents a vivid tapestry of British life on the margins, rendered with a sharp eye for character and an infectious love of language. The protagonist's obsession with words and tongues — earning him the Romani title Lavengro, meaning word master — gives the work its intellectual spine, as encounters with the open road become meditations on identity, freedom, and the power of speech. Written in a tone that is at once robust and lyrical, the prose carries a restless, adventurous energy that sets it apart from the drawing-room fiction of its era. Lavengro stands as a singular achievement in English letters, beloved by readers who prize authenticity, eccentricity, and the romance of the wandering life.
