The Volcano Lover
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket.
Bindings tight and square. Light handling with previous owner's name on first blank page.
The Volcano Lover is a 1992 novel by Susan Sontag. Set largely in Naples, it focuses upon Emma Hamilton, her marriage to Sir William Hamilton, the scandal relating to her affair with Lord Nelson, her abandonment, and her descent into poverty. The title comes from William Hamilton's interest in volcanoes, and his investigations of Mount Vesuvius.
Item #004394
ISBN: 0374285160
Price: $16.95
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