St. Leon: a tale of the sixteenth century.
By William Godwin ...

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Main Author
Godwin, William, 1756-1836
Related Names
Cumming, John (Publisher), bookseller.
A. & R. Spottiswoode
Bell & Bradfute
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley (Firm)
Language(s)
English
Published
London, H. Colburn and R. Bentley; [etc., etc.] 1831.
Subjects
Sixteenth century > In literature.
Outcasts > Fiction.
Blessing and cursing > Fiction
Novels
Novels
Fiction
Summary
"Set in Europe during the Protestant Reformation ... St. Leon tells the story of an impoverished aristocrat who obtains the philosopher’s stone and the elixir of immortality. In this philosophical fable, endless riches and immortal life prove to be curses rather than gifts and transform St. Leon into an outcast. William Godwin’s second full-length novel explores the predicament of a would-be philanthropist whose attempts to benefit humanity are frustrated by superstition and ignorance."--Amazon.
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Added t.-p., engr.
Physical Description
3 p. ℓ., [V]-X, 478 p. front. 18 cm.
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