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The provost / John Galt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Galt, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cleveland : Duke Classics, 2014.
- System Details:
- Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1099 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 299 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1106 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 293 KB).
- Summary:
- John Galt's novel The Provost details the rise to power of James Pawkie, an aspiring businessman and politician who becomes a big-time mover and shaker in the Scottish town of Irvine. Galt uses Pawkie's ascendance to comment on the perils of acquiring influence rapidly, as well as the all-too-keen temptation to misuse it for personal gain.
- Notes:
- Title from eBook information screen.
- ISBN:
- 9781634210928
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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