Fowles, John 1926-2005
Overview
| Works: | 899 works in 3,763 publications in 29 languages and 68,678 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Psychological fiction Historical fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Romance fiction History Novels Short stories Erotic fiction Biographies |
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| Roles: | Author, Signer, Translator, Editor, Bibliographic antecedent, Other, Author of introduction, Contributor, Composer, Author of screenplay, Creator, Honoree, Dedicatee, Performer, Adapter, Conceptor, win, Author of afterword, colophon, etc. |
| Classifications: | PR6056.O85, 823.914 |
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Most widely held works about
John Fowles
- Four contemporary novelists : Angus Wilson, Brian Moore, John Fowles, V.S. Naipaul by Kerry McSweeney( )
- Something and nothingness : the fiction of John Updike & John Fowles by John Neary( )
- John Fowles by Barry N Olshen( Book )
- John Fowles : visionary and voyeur by Brooke Lenz( )
- John Fowles by Robert Huffaker( Book )
- The recurrent green universe of John Fowles by Thomas M Wilson( )
- The tree by John Fowles( Book )
- The aristos by John Fowles( Book )
- John Fowles by Peter J Conradi( Book )
- John Fowles, magus and moralist by Peter Wolfe( Book )
- The French lieutenant's woman by Karel Reisz( Visual )
- Fabulation and metafiction by Robert Scholes( Book )
- The fictions of John Fowles : power, creativity, femininity by Pamela Cooper( )
- The fiction of John Fowles : tradition, art, and the loneliness of selfhood by William J Palmer( Book )
- Islands by John Fowles( Book )
- The romances of John Fowles by Simon Loveday( Book )
- John Fowles : a life in two worlds by Eileen Warburton( Book )
- Fowles's The French lieutenant's woman by William Stephenson( )
- Readings from the new book on nature : physics and metaphysics in the modern novel by Robert Nadeau( Book )
- Critical essays on John Fowles by Ellen Pifer( Book )
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Most widely held works by
John Fowles
The French lieutenant's woman by
John Fowles(
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412 editions published between 1969 and 2018 in 22 languages and held by 6,270 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
While in Lyme Regis to visit his fiancee, Ernestina Freeman, Charles Smithson, a 32-year-old paleontologist, becomes fascinated by the mysterious Sarah Woodruff. A fallen woman said to have been jilted by a French officer, Sarah is a pariah to the well-bred society that Charles and Ernestina are a part of. While searching for fossils in a wooded coastal area, Charles encounters Sarah alone, and his curiosity and pity for her soon evolve into other emotions. It is not clear who seduces whom, but when another opportunity presents itself, Charles embraces Sarah passionately. Shortly thereafter, Sarah disappears, having been dismissed from domestic employment by the tyrannical do-gooder Mrs. Poultenay. Charles finds her in a room in Exeter, where he declares and demonstrates his love. Inspired by his image of Sarah as a valiant rebel against Victorian conventions, Charles rejects the constricting, respectable life Ernestina represents for him. He breaks off their engagement and is harassed with legal action for breach of contract. Meanwhile, Sarah vanishes again, and Charles spends 20 months scouring the world for her, finally tracing her to the lodgings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti in London
412 editions published between 1969 and 2018 in 22 languages and held by 6,270 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
While in Lyme Regis to visit his fiancee, Ernestina Freeman, Charles Smithson, a 32-year-old paleontologist, becomes fascinated by the mysterious Sarah Woodruff. A fallen woman said to have been jilted by a French officer, Sarah is a pariah to the well-bred society that Charles and Ernestina are a part of. While searching for fossils in a wooded coastal area, Charles encounters Sarah alone, and his curiosity and pity for her soon evolve into other emotions. It is not clear who seduces whom, but when another opportunity presents itself, Charles embraces Sarah passionately. Shortly thereafter, Sarah disappears, having been dismissed from domestic employment by the tyrannical do-gooder Mrs. Poultenay. Charles finds her in a room in Exeter, where he declares and demonstrates his love. Inspired by his image of Sarah as a valiant rebel against Victorian conventions, Charles rejects the constricting, respectable life Ernestina represents for him. He breaks off their engagement and is harassed with legal action for breach of contract. Meanwhile, Sarah vanishes again, and Charles spends 20 months scouring the world for her, finally tracing her to the lodgings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti in London
The magus : a revised version by
John Fowles(
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296 editions published between 1960 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 4,814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman, accepts a teaching position on a Greek island where his friendship with the owner of the islands most magnificent estate leads him into a nightmare. As reality and fantasy are deliberately confused by staged deaths, erotic encounters, and terrifying violence, Urfe becomes a desperate man fighting for his sanity and his life
296 editions published between 1960 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 4,814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman, accepts a teaching position on a Greek island where his friendship with the owner of the islands most magnificent estate leads him into a nightmare. As reality and fantasy are deliberately confused by staged deaths, erotic encounters, and terrifying violence, Urfe becomes a desperate man fighting for his sanity and his life
The collector by
John Fowles(
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234 editions published between 1963 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 3,592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A butterfly collector wins a lottery and, thus, acquires a remote cottage where he imprisons a young woman
234 editions published between 1963 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 3,592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A butterfly collector wins a lottery and, thus, acquires a remote cottage where he imprisons a young woman
Daniel Martin by
John Fowles(
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140 editions published between 1977 and 2017 in 14 languages and held by 3,102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Daniel Martin's (1977) eponymous protagonist returns to England after a sojourn in Hollywood -- and sets out to rectify the sins and omissions of his past. The book covers three decades and is very much about being English with a lot of typical English banter
140 editions published between 1977 and 2017 in 14 languages and held by 3,102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Daniel Martin's (1977) eponymous protagonist returns to England after a sojourn in Hollywood -- and sets out to rectify the sins and omissions of his past. The book covers three decades and is very much about being English with a lot of typical English banter
The ebony tower by
John Fowles(
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142 editions published between 1971 and 2016 in 12 languages and held by 2,821 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Ebony Tower, comprising a novella, three stories, and a translation of a medieval French tale, echoes themes from John Fowles's internationally celebrated novels as it probes the fitful relations between love and hate, pleasure and pain, fantasy and reality
142 editions published between 1971 and 2016 in 12 languages and held by 2,821 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Ebony Tower, comprising a novella, three stories, and a translation of a medieval French tale, echoes themes from John Fowles's internationally celebrated novels as it probes the fitful relations between love and hate, pleasure and pain, fantasy and reality
A maggot by
John Fowles(
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102 editions published between 1985 and 2017 in 15 languages and held by 2,772 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel of the eighteenth century in which mysterious events surround a journey undertaken by five unrelated but interconnected individuals
102 editions published between 1985 and 2017 in 15 languages and held by 2,772 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel of the eighteenth century in which mysterious events surround a journey undertaken by five unrelated but interconnected individuals
Mantissa by
John Fowles(
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113 editions published between 1972 and 2013 in 12 languages and held by 1,989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A deeply serious novelist is subjected to ultimately tragic sufferings by his shamelessly uncooperative muse, who is given to distractions, sulks, and unexpected lapses in memory and who demands equal play for equal work
113 editions published between 1972 and 2013 in 12 languages and held by 1,989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A deeply serious novelist is subjected to ultimately tragic sufferings by his shamelessly uncooperative muse, who is given to distractions, sulks, and unexpected lapses in memory and who demands equal play for equal work
Wormholes : essays and occasional writings by
John Fowles(
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28 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in English and Turkish and held by 1,115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Divided into four sections--Writing and the Self, Culture and Society, Literature and Literary Criticism, and Nature and the Nature of Nature--"Wormholes" contains 30 pieces, dating from 1963 to the present, which reflect on Fowles' views on the art of fiction and on the relationship of literature to life
28 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in English and Turkish and held by 1,115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Divided into four sections--Writing and the Self, Culture and Society, Literature and Literary Criticism, and Nature and the Nature of Nature--"Wormholes" contains 30 pieces, dating from 1963 to the present, which reflect on Fowles' views on the art of fiction and on the relationship of literature to life
The enigma of Stonehenge by
John Fowles(
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16 editions published between 1980 and 1990 in English and German and held by 937 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The history and meaning of Stonehenge with photographs of the ancient monument as it is today
16 editions published between 1980 and 1990 in English and German and held by 937 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The history and meaning of Stonehenge with photographs of the ancient monument as it is today
Ourika : an English translation by
Claire de Durfort Duras(
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8 editions published between 1977 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 668 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the 18th Century, an African girl is rescued from slavery and raised in an aristocratic family in France. One day she overhears nasty comments on her skin color thus becoming conscious for the first time of her race. This turns her life upside down, until she meets a doctor who convinces her to accept herself as she is. The narrator is the girl
8 editions published between 1977 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 668 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the 18th Century, an African girl is rescued from slavery and raised in an aristocratic family in France. One day she overhears nasty comments on her skin color thus becoming conscious for the first time of her race. This turns her life upside down, until she meets a doctor who convinces her to accept herself as she is. The narrator is the girl
Shipwreck by
John Fowles(
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16 editions published between 1974 and 1981 in English and Undetermined and held by 640 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1974 and 1981 in English and Undetermined and held by 640 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thomas Hardy's England by
Jo Draper(
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12 editions published between 1984 and 1989 in English and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A portrayal of Hardy's Wessex photographed by his friend Hermann Lea
12 editions published between 1984 and 1989 in English and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A portrayal of Hardy's Wessex photographed by his friend Hermann Lea
Poems by
John Fowles(
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16 editions published between 1973 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1973 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Midaq Alley by
Najīb Maḥfūẓ(
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1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Considered by many to be Mahfouz's best novel, Midaq Alley centers around the residents of one of the hustling, teeming back alleys of Cairo. Also includes two of his other novels: Miramar, a tale of intersecting lives that provides us with a portrait of life in Egypt in the late 1960's; and The Thief and the Dogs, which depicts the fate of a Marxist thief, who has been released from prison and plans revenge
1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Considered by many to be Mahfouz's best novel, Midaq Alley centers around the residents of one of the hustling, teeming back alleys of Cairo. Also includes two of his other novels: Miramar, a tale of intersecting lives that provides us with a portrait of life in Egypt in the late 1960's; and The Thief and the Dogs, which depicts the fate of a Marxist thief, who has been released from prison and plans revenge
Land by
Fay Godwin(
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10 editions published in 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fotografier af landskaber i Storbritannien
10 editions published in 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fotografier af landskaber i Storbritannien
Jeremy Irons reads The French lieutenant's woman by
John Fowles(
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45 editions published between 1969 and 2016 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A woman, ostracized by Victorian society and abandoned by her French lover, fascinates a man who resolves to unravel the mystery of her clandestine past
45 editions published between 1969 and 2016 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A woman, ostracized by Victorian society and abandoned by her French lover, fascinates a man who resolves to unravel the mystery of her clandestine past
A short history of Lyme Regis by
John Fowles(
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13 editions published between 1982 and 1991 in English and held by 279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1982 and 1991 in English and held by 279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The aristos by
John Fowles(
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104 editions published between 1964 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reveals the reactions of an independent mind to different life situations
104 editions published between 1964 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reveals the reactions of an independent mind to different life situations
Monumenta Britannica, or, A miscellany of British antiquities by
John Aubrey(
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26 editions published between 1980 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
26 editions published between 1980 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cinderella by
John Fowles(
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8 editions published between 1974 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In her haste to flee the place before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper
8 editions published between 1974 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In her haste to flee the place before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper
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Africans Antiquities Barth, John Betrothal British Butterflies--Collection and preservation California California--Los Angeles--Hollywood Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) Didactic fiction, English Duty Egypt--Cairo England England--Isles of Scilly England--Lyme Regis England--Stonehenge English fiction Ethics Ethics in literature Fiction Fiction--Technique Fowles, John, France Great Britain Greece Hawkes, John, Islands Kidnapping Male authors Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Men Moral conditions in literature Motion picture industry Murder Murdoch, Iris Natural history Psychopaths Pynchon, Thomas Race relations Screenwriters Sexual attraction Short stories, English Travel Travelers Trees Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Updike, John Vonnegut, Kurt Women, Black
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Con Faulz
Džons Faulzs
Fauls, Džon
Faulz, Dzhon 1926-2005
Faulz, Džon 1926-2005
Faulzas Dž.
Faulzas Džonas
Faulzs, Džons 1926-2005
Fāwlz, Ǧūn 1926-2005
Fowles J.
Fowles J. 1926-2005
Fowles John
Fowles, John, 1926-
Fowles, John Robert
Fowles, John Robert 1926-2005
Fowlesas Johnas
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John Fowles écrivain britannique
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John Fowles pisarz angielski
John Fowles scriitor britanic
John Fowles scrittore e saggista inglese
John Fowles Suurbritannia kirjanik
Phaouls, Tzōn 1926-2005
Phōouls, Tzōn 1926-2005
Phōuls, Tzōn 1926-2005
Τζων Φώουλς
Джон Фаулз
Фаулз Д.
Фаулз Д. 1926-2005
Фаулз Джон
Фаулз, Джон 1926-2005
Фаулз, Джон Роберт английский писатель, романист и эссеист
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ג'ון פאולס
ג'ון פאולס סופר בריטי
פאולס, ג'ון 1926-2005
פולס, ג'ון
جان فاولز نویسنده بریتانیایی
جون فاولز
جون فاولز، 1926-
جون فاولز، 1926-2005
جون فاولز كاتب بريطاني
فاولز، جون
ჯონ ფაულზი
존 파울즈
파울, 죤 1926-2005
파울즈, 존 1926-2005
ジョン・ファウルズ
ファウルズ, ジョン
福尓斯, 约翰
约翰·福尔斯
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