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A House Boat on the Styx

A House Boat on the Styx

Bangs, John Kendrick

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Fantasy

ISBN10: 1417983426
ISBN13: 9781417983421
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Mar 1 2005
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A House Boat on the Styx is a satirical novel written by John Kendrick Bangs. The book follows the adventures of a group of famous historical and literary characters who have died and now reside on a houseboat on the River Styx, a mythical river that separates the living from the dead. The houseboat is captained by Charon, the ferryman of the dead, and the characters include the likes of Shakespeare, Napoleon, Cleopatra, and Queen Elizabeth I, among others. The plot revolves around the various shenanigans and debates that take place among the characters as they navigate the afterlife and interact with each other. The book is filled with humor, wit, and clever wordplay, and offers a unique and entertaining perspective on the afterlife and the famous figures who inhabit it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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