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David Stacton (1923–1968)

Autor(a) de The Judges of the Secret Court

22 Works 421 Membros 14 Reviews

About the Author

Disambiguation Notice:

(eng) David Derek Stacton also wrote as Carse Boyd, Bud Clifton, David Dereksen and David West

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Séries

Obras de David Stacton

The Judges of the Secret Court (2011) 161 cópias
The Bonapartes (1966) 98 cópias
The World on the Last Day (1964) 22 cópias
People of the Book (1965) 16 cópias
Segaki (1958) 14 cópias
Muscle Boy (1958) 14 cópias
Remember Me (1957) 12 cópias
On a Balcony (2012) 11 cópias
A Dancer in Darkness (2012) 11 cópias
Old Acquaintance (1962) 10 cópias
Sir William (2014) 9 cópias
A Signal Victory (1960) 7 cópias
Kaliyuga (1965) 6 cópias
A Fox Inside (2012) 6 cópias
The Self-Enchanted (2012) 4 cópias
The Murder Specialist (1959) 4 cópias
Tom Fool (2014) 3 cópias
Dolores 2 cópias
Le Spécialiste (1964) 2 cópias
D for Delinquent (1958) 1 exemplar(es)
Let Him Go Hang 1 exemplar(es)

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I enjoy the prose of David Stacton. I also enjoy his search for characters who do not quite stand in the centre of the stage. Prior to the invasion of Mexico by Cortez in 1519, there were a few shipwrecks involving Spanish ships on the Yucatan coast. Stacton imagines a survivor of such a wreck, his integration into Maya society, and his reaction to the Cortez expedition of 1522. There is a dreamlike quality to the writing but the message is clear. Sixteenth century Spain was not a society that left this man with a drive to expand his Spanish experience to a world wide empire. if you can still find a readable copy, do enjoy this book.… (mais)
 
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DinadansFriend | Mar 3, 2021 |
I enjoy David Stacton's prose still. The epigram count is high, and, as I recall from my early reading of "The Day Lincoln Was Shot", the book seemed competently researched. So give this very introverted portrait of Booth a read.
 
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DinadansFriend | outras 2 resenhas | Oct 13, 2020 |
A easily readable, but not terrifically memorable, account of the siege and fall of the city. It seems well researched, but is lacking in footnotes and bibliography.
½
 
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DinadansFriend | outras 2 resenhas | May 25, 2020 |
A dreamlike book, where little happens. A Zen master of some fame, goes to visit his brother, a famous Samurai. A civil war is brewing, but the book has a great deal to do with snails, and a woman known to both men.
½
 
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DinadansFriend | Feb 15, 2020 |

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Obras
22
Membros
421
Popularidade
#57,942
Avaliação
3.9
Resenhas
14
ISBNs
27
Idiomas
3

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