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About this title: An extraordinary blend of fantasy and realism, this is classic Lessing, reissued here with a stunning new cover design. Penniless, rambling and incoherent, a man is found wandering at night on London's Embankment. Taken to hospital and heavily sedated, he tells the doctors of his incredible fantastical voyage, adrift on the ocean, landing on unknown shores, flying on the back of a huge white bird. Identified as Charles Walker, a Cambridge Classics professor, he is visited by family and friends, each revealing clues to the nature of his breakdown: both his young wife, Felicity, and his ...
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Doris Lessing
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Publisher: Triad Books
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13: 9780586038178
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Doris Lessing
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Date Published: 1973
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Lessing, Doris
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Granada, London
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13: 9780586038178
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Lessing, Doris
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Edition: 1st Edition
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Publisher: Jonathan Cape 1971,
Date Published: 1971
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Lessing, Doris
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Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13: 9780224005074
ISBN: 0224005073
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Lessing, Doris
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Date Published: 1973
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Date Published: 1973
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Doris Lessing
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Publisher: Triad Books
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13: 9780586038178
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Doris Lessing
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Triad Books
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13: 9780586038178
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Triad Books
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13: 9780586038178
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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ISBN-13: 9780586038178
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Doris May Lessing
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13: 9780224005074
ISBN: 0224005073
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: TRIAD BOOKS
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13: 9780586038178
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Lessing, Doris May
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Edition: NEW ED
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Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13: 9780006548089
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Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 256 pages. (256 pages) an unidentified man is admitted to a london hospital after he is found wandering on the embankment. later identified as a cambridge lecturer, he remains oblivious to his past life. this novel develops the idea that mental illness can be a liberating experience for both the individual and society. edition new ed (Paperback) read more
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell (Flamingo Modern Classic)
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Lessing, Doris May
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ISBN-13: 9780006548089
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Lessing, Doris
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Publisher: Jonathan Cape 1st
Date Published: 1971
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Doris Lessing
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, UK
ISBN-13: 9780006548089
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Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. An unidentified man is admitted to a London hospital after he is found wandering on the Embankment. Later identified as a Cambridge lecturer, he remains oblivious to his past life. This novel develops the idea that mental illness can be a liberating experience for both the individual and society. ISBN10: 0006548083. read more
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Lessing, Doris
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Panther, [St Albans]
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13: 9780586038178
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Lessing, Doris
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Binding: PB
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1977
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Doris Lessing
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Binding: Softcover
ISBN-13: 9780586038178
ISBN: 0586038175
Description: 1973. Softcover. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Shipped to over one million satisfied book lovers. Read with Experienced Books. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Some discoloration/sunfade of cover/spine. Some rubbing on cover. Cover has some wear on edges. read more
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Lessing, Doris May
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13: 9780553143980
ISBN: 0553143980
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Lessing, Doris
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Edition: 4th Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam, New York
Date Published: 1972
Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Browning and soiling to pages. Small tears and creasing to wraps. More of a reading copy with clean pages. read more
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Doris Lessing
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Binding: Softcover
Description: 1972. Softcover. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Shipped to over one million satisfied book lovers. Read with Experienced Books. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Some discoloration/sunfade of cover/spine. Some rubbing on cover. read more
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Doris Lessing
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Binding: Softcover
Description: 1972. Paperback. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Shipped to over one million satisfied book lovers. Read with Experienced Books. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Cover has some wear on edges. Substantial aging/yellowing of text pages. read more
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