Nothing like the sun

Anthony Burgess

first published 1964 Allison & Busby, Limited, 2012 352 pages

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Nothing like the sun is an act of homage to William Shakepeare and attempts to answer certain questions about the enigmatic poet's love-life, as well as the relationship of this love-life to his work. Was, for instance, his love for the Earl of South Hampton really platonic? Did he love Anne, his wife? Who was the Dark Lady, whose eyes (as described negatively, by Shakespeare himself) give the novel it's title? Why -...

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Nothing Like the Sun edition · 2013 · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 288 pages · 9780393346404
Nothing Like the Sun edition · 2013 · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 240 pages · 9780393346763
Nothing Like the Sun edition · 2012 · Allison & Busby, Limited · 352 pages · 9780749079697
Nothing Like the Sun edition · 2012 · Allison & Busby, Limited · 9780749012786
Nothing Like the Sun paperback · 2002 · Allison & Busby · 334 pages · 9780749005122
Влюблённый Шекспир edition · 2001 · T︠S︡entrpoligraf · 377 pages
Nothing Like the Sun edition · 1996 · W. W. Norton & Company · 234 pages · 9780393315073
Nothing like the sun edition · 1992 · Vintage · 233 pages
Nothing like the sun edition · 1985 · Arrow Books · 234 pages
Nothing like the sun edition · 1982 · Hamlyn · 233 pages
Nothing like the sun paperback · 1975 · Norton · 234 pages
Nothing like the sun hardcover · 1972 · Heinemann · 234 pages

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