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The Savage Gentleman
Philip Wylie
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Description for The Savage Gentleman
Paperback. Story of Henry Stone, who grew up on a deserted island, taught by his father to be the perfect gentleman but to distrust women at all times, and finally reentered society as a young man Series: Bison Frontiers of Imagination. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Betrayed by his wife, Stephen Stone spirits his son, Henry, away to a remote tropical island and trains him to be an ideal physical specimen and a perfect gentleman. After years of isolation, Henry Stone is now a young man, standing a full six feet two inches tall and weighing 190 pounds. His hair is bronze, his eyes turquoise, his skin mahogany—a magnificent man. When Henry finally returns to civilization, he finds that his father’s business has grown into a news empire. Though he is the owner of this huge conglomerate, a great conversationalist and excellent company, well versed in ... Read more
Betrayed by his wife, Stephen Stone spirits his son, Henry, away to a remote tropical island and trains him to be an ideal physical specimen and a perfect gentleman. After years of isolation, Henry Stone is now a young man, standing a full six feet two inches tall and weighing 190 pounds. His hair is bronze, his eyes turquoise, his skin mahogany—a magnificent man. When Henry finally returns to civilization, he finds that his father’s business has grown into a news empire. Though he is the owner of this huge conglomerate, a great conversationalist and excellent company, well versed in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Series
Bison Frontiers of Imagination
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803234604
SKU
V9780803234604
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Ref
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About Philip Wylie
Philip Wylie (1902–71) was a prolific writer of fiction and nonfiction, and his earliest books exercised great influence in twentieth-century science fiction pulp magazines and comic books, including The Savage Gentleman, which inspired Doc Savage. His books Gladiator, When Worlds Collide, and Disappearance are all available in Bison Books editions. A Hugo Award–winner, Richard A. Lupoff is an author of ... Read more
Reviews for The Savage Gentleman
“[This book] captures one’s interest and steadily tightens its grip.”—New York Times “Excitement in plenty.”—Boston Transcript