A Dance to the Music of TimeBy Anthony Powell. Anthony Powell By Hilary Spurling

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Anthony Powell’s intention was to record an epoch and a society that was disappearing even as he wrote about it.

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How Anthony Powell Wrote His Twelve-Volume Masterpiece

Anthony Dymoke Powell CH CBE was an English novelist best known for his twelve-volume work A Dance to the Music of Time, published between 1951 and 1975. Powell's major work has remained in print continuously and has been the subject of TV and radio dramatisations. Wikipedia

Born: December 21, 1905, Westminster, United Kingdom

Died: March 28, 2000, Frome, United Kingdom

Spouse: Violet Powell (m. 1934–2000)

Education: Eton College, Balliol College

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Self-love seems so often unrequited.

Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

Parents are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early 

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Imprint: Penguin
Published: 04/10/2018
ISBN: 9780141030791
Length: 528 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 32mm x 129mm
Weight: 428g
RRP: £9.99

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