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The Syme papers : a novel by Markovits, Benjamin is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Syme papers : a novel about?
Douglas Pitt is a man obsessed. Laughed at, mocked and dismissed at every turn, Pitt has spent the best part of an unremarkable academic career attempting to prove the genius of Samuel Highgate Syme (b 1794, Baltimore; soldier, geologist, inventor). After years of frustration, Pitt finally stumbles into the good fortune he hopes will make his name: he uncovers a manuscript written by a fledgling scientist which recounts a year in the company of the irrespresible Syme. Teeming with comic detail a
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Markovits, Benjamin
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780571217915
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.62 / 5 (14 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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