LEWIS, Wyndham.

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The Human Age. First edition of volume II, first Methuen edition of volume I, republished to create a coherent two-volume set.Lewis's epic trilogy was written over 27 years, starting with Book 1, The Childermass (1928). The original publisher Chatto & Windus sued him for breach of contract in 1932 after he failed to complete the subsequent novels. The BBC sponsored Lewis to finish his project over two decades later, leading to the publication of Books 2 and 3, Monstre Gai and Malign Fiesta, in one volume in 1955 soon after their broadcast on the Third Programme.

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