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Can I read The British Empire, part one : a play on EtoBox?
The British Empire, part one : a play by John Spurling; with an introductory essay by the author is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The British Empire, part one : a play about?
The Victorian explorer and anthropologist Richard Burton is dictating his scandalous translation of 'The Arabian Nights' to his wife Isabel. Intercut with this bizarre Victorian literary event are scenes - some well known and some obscure - from Britain's Imperial past.
Who reads The British Empire, part one : a play?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- John Spurling; with an introductory essay by the author
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780714527437
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Drama, Literary Fiction, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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