The Alchymist's Journal - Softcover

Connell, Evan S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140169326 ISBN 13: 9780140169324

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1992

Synopsis

Through entries in journals, Paracelsus and other sixteenth-century alchemists offer their views of Paracelsus, alchemy, and the world. By the author of Son of the Morning Star, Mr. Bridge, and Mrs. Bridge. Reprint.

About this title

From Library Journal:

The ancient art of alchemy has fascinated writers for centuries, novelist Connell being no exception. Perhaps best known for the television and recent movie adaptations of his works Son of the Morning Star , Mr. Bridge , and Mrs. Bridge , Connell here delves into more obscure matters. Consisting of a series of journals told from the viewpoints of seven alchemists, this work explores alchemy and its relationship to life. Although written in an antique style, the journal entries nonetheless offer contemporary wisdom, especially on the subject of healing. However, despite its creativity, the book uses technical and esoteric vocabulary that will present difficulty for all but the most determined reader. This is a book for those who enjoy the puzzling and who share Connell's enthusiasm for the subject.
- Nancy R. Ives, SUNY at Geneseo
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Seven imaginary pre-Renaissance diaries, featuring luxuriant, if overwrought prose, evoke the Western world on the brink of modernity.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0140169326
• ISBN 13: 9780140169324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224