Lawrence to ronald firbank, bruce nugent, and carl. Concerning the eccentricities of cardinal pirelli by. In 1909 he left cambridge, without completing a degree. Ronald firbank concerning the eccentricities of cardinal pirelli. British novelist ronald firbank was born in london, the son of society lady harriet jane garrett and mp sir thomas firbank. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Arthur annesley ronald firbank 17 january 1886 21 may 1926 was an innovative english novelist. Greatly indebted to the literature of the 1890s, his is a peculiarly fantastic and perverse, idiosyncratic humour. Arthur annesley ronald firbank 17 january 1886 21 may 1926 was an innovative british novelist. Concerning the eccentricities of cardinal pirelli by ronald firbank.
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