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In lost in a good book and the well of lost plots, fforde gets a bit bogged down in all the details of the fictional universe. The series has more than one million copies and counting in. It narrates every bibliophiles childlike fantasythe idea of being able to travel through books. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 385 pages and is available in paperback format.
Jul 26, 2003 the well of lost plots by jasper fforde 362pp, hodder. Here, in author jasper fforde s england of 1985, people keep dodo birds as pets, a special police unit drives stakes through vampires hearts, tunbridge wells has been given over to russia in war reparations, london to sydney travel time is 40 minutes by gravitube through the earths center, air travel is by lighter. For all things related to the second in the thursday next series, click on the links below. Read lost in a good book a thursday next novel by jasper fforde available from rakuten kobo. His novel is satire, fantasy, literary criticism, thriller, whodunit, game, puzzle, joke, postmodern prank and tilt a whirl.
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To make her life more interesting, next finds herself on the. Lost in a good book abounds with even more literary references than the eyre affair, and developing characters outside of their original authors plot lines is something fforde clearly relishes. Entertainment weekly car chases, missing husbands, evil villains, a plucky heroine, and the cheshire cat. Free download or read online something rotten pdf epub thursday next series book.
Welcome to wild world of thursday next where the crimean war has just ended, wooly mammoths migrate, neanderthals are fighting for their civil rights, and to win public office in england you need to have the backing of the shakespeare fanatics. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are hamlet, thursday next. The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun. Free download or read online the eyre affair pdf epub book. Here, in author jasper ffordes england of 1985, people keep dodo birds as pets, a special police unit drives stakes through vampires hearts, tunbridge wells has been given over to russia in war reparations, london to sydney travel time is 40 minutes by gravitube through the earths center, air travel is by lighter. Lost in a good book by jasper fforde, 9780340733578, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Lost in a good book is an alternate history fantasy novel by jasper fforde. The eyre affair was his first novel in the bestselling series of thursday next novels, which includes lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, something rotten, first among sequels, one of our thursdays is missing, and the woman who died a lot. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The eyre affair, lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, and something rotten. The series has more than one million copies and counting in print. It is as hard to come up with a new fictional gimmick a really novel novel as a new vice. Lost in a good book is one in the series of thursday next novels by jaspar fforde.
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