Frederick Rolfe Knihy

The story revolves around a remarkably well-preserved mummy of a handsome nineteen-year-old boy, dating back nearly two millennia. Unlike typical mummies, this one shows no signs of decay and retains a soft texture, resembling a young sleeper. Intriguingly, it also appears to have never been eviscerated, raising questions about its preservation and the circumstances surrounding the boy's death. The narrative invites exploration of ancient practices and the mysteries of life and death.

In his shabby besit Rolfe is writing his book 'Hadrian the Seventh', The story of the book becomes the action of the play , the events which befall Rolfe's hero George Rose, now seem to happen to Rolfe himself

'If there be one place in all this orb of earth where a secret is a Secret, that place is a Roman Conclave' Part novel, part daydream, part diatribe, this strange masterpiece tells the story of George Arthur Rose, a poor, frustrated writer who lives in a shabby bedsit, saving his cigarette ends and eating soup - until one day he is made Pope. As the first English pontiff in five centuries, he is a mass of contradictions: infallible and petulant, humble and despotic. Yet Hadrian the Seventh is really a knowing self-portrait of its flamboyant author Baron Corvo, a would-be priest with aristocratic pretensions, and one of the greatest eccentrics of English literature.

Frederick Rolfe's gripping firsthand account of being buried alive is a harrowing read that's not for the faint of heart. This book serves as both a cautionary tale and a tribute to the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable horror.

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Hadrian VII (Wordsworth Classics) [paperback] Rolfe, Frederick William [Dec 07, 1993]