Title: Return, Belphegor!
Title Record # 1314161
Author: Sherard Vines
Date: 1932-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Language: English
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Author: Sherard Vines
Date: 1932-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Language: English
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- "In [this] sharp and exuberant satirical fantasy ... Satan – under threat of extinction by unbelief – dispatches a Demon to start a new wave of religious persecutions, culminating in the burning of heretics." (underscore represents linked cross-reference) --Brian Stableford, Encyclopedia of Fantasy
- "There is a slump even in the nether regions, wherefore Satan sends Belphegor to Earth, in the guise of a clergyman's son, to see what can be done about it. Hard-hitting satire, and usually well directed." --L. A. G. Strong, The Spectator 1932-04-23 p604 (the entire review of this one in "Fiction" p604, which closes with announcement of a weekly(?) "complete page of Fiction Reviews by Mr. L. A. G. Strong")
- "Vines begins with a prologue in Hell. Satan decides that his ends can now best be served by a restoration of religious faith in the world, and a devil is despatched to effect this restoration. The idea is amusing, but the style is pert and facetious rather than witty." --Gerald Bullett, The New Statesman and Nation 1932-04-30 p564 (the entire review of this one in "New Novels" p562, by Bullett)
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return, Belphegor! | 1932-04-00 | Sherard Vines | Wishart | 7/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
310 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel |