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Classical in form, grave, cool and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- Author
- Francis Spufford
- First published
- 2023
- Pages
- 436
- Publisher
- Scribner, Faber & Faber, Limited
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780571381418
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First sentence
“When the men with the brands approached me, I said to myself the words of the Epistle of John, "Whoever fears has not reached perfection in love."”
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