A Pelican in the Wilderness

Klappentext A man that studies Happiness must sit alone like a Sparrow upon the House Top! and like a Pelican in the Wilderness' - Thomas Traherne. Celebrated novelist Isabel Colegate explores the lives and works of those who've followed the call of solitude! from Lao Tzu and the Desert Fathers to Wordsworth and Thoreau. Radio 4 Book of the Week reviews to follow Zusammenfassung A man that studies Happiness must sit alone like a Sparrow upon the House Top! and like a Pelican in the Wilderness' - Thomas Traherne. Celebrated novelist Isabel Colegate explores the lives and works of those who've followed the call of solitude! from Lao Tzu and the Desert Fathers to Wordsworth and Thoreau.

Product details

• Authors: Isabel Colegate, Colegate Isabel
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2003
• EAN: 9780006531883
• ISBN: 978-0-00-653188-3
• No. of pages: 306
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, RELIGION / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Social issues & processes, Literary studies: general, Social and ethical issues, Religious life and practice, Religious life & practice, Life;Lives;Study