Peter Ackroyd — Chatterton
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of Peter Ackroyd's Booker Prize shortlist novel concerning plagiarism and poetry. First edition, first impression. Exploring the mystery of Thomas Chatterton, a young eighteenth century poet, who influenced Romantic artists of his time. The novel deals with themes of plagiarism and forgery through the investigations of a young poet and elderly novelist, this novel is both a tragic and comic work with meditations on human destiny and a satire on human folly. Written by Peter Ackroyd, an English biographer, novelist and critic with a specialist interest in the history and culture of London. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
