THE FURIOUS EVANGELIST.
London: Alvin Redman, 1950. 1950.
1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. First Novel. Sm. 8vo, pp. 384. Black cloth, gilt. A near fine copy save for the corner of the ffe clipped, in a near fine example of the dustwrapper that appears to be trimmed about 3/16". A curious work of intrigue & espionage - a Co up d'etas in England, the overthrowing of the government, a trial for seditious libel. " This is a fantasy on a grand scale, a daring and intellectual work of symbolism grimly caricaturing the forces that work for and against freedom." And through o u t it all, Sergeant Spigot, the incredible Chief of Police and of course, Kemmel Ross, the furious evangelist himself, who strides through the story like the very spirit of freedom.
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