Bertram Mitford's The Sign of the Spider

227pp. Tight copy.

From Publisher:

The Sign of the Spider is a classic British adventure novel, first published in 1896. Bertram Mitford takes the genre of imperialistic adventure stories and turns it on its head, creating an anti-hero as protagonist and weaving throughout the story a deliberate look at racial attitudes and cultural differences within colonial-period Africa. Mitford doesn't shrink from showing humanity at its worst, but manages to spin a tale that is compelling in plot and characters. This novel is also a classic in cryptozoological fiction. The arachnid-beast that provides the climax struggle is arguably one of the most fascinating creatures to appear in an adventure novel.

Product Info

ISBN: 1930585284

ISBN-13: 9781930585287

Publisher: Coachwhip Publications

Year: 2006

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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