Last copyPope's Rhinoceros, The: A Novel
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Pope's Rhinoceros, The: A Novel

by Lawrence Norfolk
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cclaimed author of Lempriere's Dictionary, which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of 1992, returns with a vivid, antic, and picaresque fictional tapestry--reminiscent of The...

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AuthorLawrence Norfolk
First published1996
Era1980–1999
PublisherHarmony
LanguageEnglish
FormatHardcover
ConditionFine
Reference1846557-fine

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cclaimed author of Lempriere's Dictionary, which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of 1992, returns with a vivid, antic, and picaresque fictional tapestry--reminiscent of The Name of ther Rose--which spins around one of history's most bizarre chapters: the 16th-century attempt to procure a rhinoceros for the amusement of Pope Leo X.

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