The Weird Of The Wanderer

by Frederick Rolfe

The Weird Of The Wanderer is a novel written by Frederick William Rolfe, also known as Baron Corvo. The story follows the life of a man named Nicholas Crabbe, who is a wanderer that travels through Europe in search of adventure and meaning. Along the way, he encounters various characters and experiences strange and surreal events that challenge his perceptions of reality. The novel explores themes of identity, spirituality, and the nature of existence. Rolfe's writing style is known for its ornate and poetic language, which adds to the dreamlike quality of the story. The Weird Of The Wanderer is considered a classic of weird fiction and is a must-read for fans of the genre.The silver god, and the golden goddess, before many gods and goddesses. . . . The silver god, and the golden goddess on a throne. . . . The silver god, following the star."" Having said these words, which seemed to be nonsensical, he tired me. Whereat I smacked him, shaking his hand till the dark ink trickled over his thighs; and so I dismissed him to relieve Nesamun at the steering-oar.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.

Genres: Fiction

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1912

About the author

English writer, novelist, artist, fantasist and eccentric. Rolfe is also known as Baron Corvo. His best known work is the novel Hadrian the Seventh.

Reviews

[Damian Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weird of the Wanderer is an unofficial sequel to Nicholas Crabbe (along with The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole, which was written around the same time and is much more conventional). The chief virtue of this book is its incredibly unlikely narrative, especially in light of the other two Crabbe volumes. By way of a colorful selection of Kemetic rites, Crabbe travels back in time, where he discovers that he's both Odysseus and King Balthazar of Arabia, descends into Hades, ascends to Olympus, and takes his place among the intrigues of the gods, all the while retaining his trusty pistol. The prose, for the most part, is fairly dull, if elegant enough and certainly not without cleverness. This book doesn't nearly reach the exalted prose of Hadrian the Seventh or the narrative charms of Nicholas Crabbe, yet it's not without interest as an eccentric piece of writing. I hover between three stars and four.