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The Tightrope Man
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The Tightrope ManThe Tightrope Man

Desmond Bagley - The Tightrope Man

Giles Denison's life is turned upside down when he awakes to find himself in a luxurious hotel in Oslo and, peering into the bathroom mirror, discovers the face of another man! He has been kidnapped from his flat in London and transformed into famous Finnish scientist, Dr Harold Feltham Meyrick. Compelled to adjust to his new persona (including meeting his daughter) and to play out the role assigned to him by his captors, he embarks on a dangerous escapade from Norway to Finland and across the border into Soviet Russia.

 
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Tags: Tightrope, including, meeting, daughter, persona
A. E. Housman (Bloom's Major Poets)
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A. E. Housman (Bloom's Major Poets)A. E. Housman (Bloom's Major Poets)

Though Housman has received little critical acclaim, he is seen by some as an undervalued ironist. Examine his work through some of his most renowned critics. His work is examined from various angles, including Housman's divided persona, figurations of time, the poetic tradition, and more.
 
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Tags: Housman, persona, divided, angles, figurations, Major, Poets, Bloom