Antonio Adverso : poviestni roman iz vremena napoleonskih ratova

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American literature • Novel

Antonio Adverso : poviestni roman iz vremena napoleonskih ratova

Hervey Allen

Anthony Adverse is a 1933 novel by the American writer Hervey Allen. The novel consists of three volumes: The Roots of the Tree, The Second Bronze Boy and The Lonely Twin, and each volume contains three "books", making a total of nine books.

The story follows the eponymous protagonist, Anthony Adverse, through several adventures around the world. This includes slave trading in Africa, his business dealings as a plantation owner in New Orleans, and his incarceration and eventual death in Mexico.

Original title

Anthony Adversa

Translation

Josip Horvat

Dimensions

20.5 x 14.5 cm

Pages

1174

Publisher

Nakladni zavod Ante Velzek, Zagreb, 1943.

Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.

Language: Croatian.

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