Dean Spanley

Dean Spanley by Lord Dunsany


ISBN
9780007290451
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
320
Dimensions
135 x 204 x 29mm

Dean Spanley is the very archetype of a bland churchman: affable‚ conventional‚ prudent without being a prig. Only his keen interest in the transmigration of souls and almost excessive enthusiasm for dogs betray any shadow of eccentricity. And then‚ richly primed with a few glasses of Imperial Tokay‚ he slips over the threshold between past and present and becomes a dog. Or are his canine memories no more than fancy? Surely no mere dean could speak so vividly‚ with such total conviction‚ of the joys of hunting‚ of rolling in fresh dung‚ of baying the moon? No human could know so much of rabbiting‚ the importance of buying bones‚ the contemptibility of pigs. My Talks With Dean Spanley‚ first published in 1936‚ is certainly Lord Dunsany's funniest book and‚ in its unique way‚ a remarkable tour de force.

Now adapted into a new comedy-drama feature film‚ DEAN SPANLEY follows a father and son as they encounter the eponymous eccentric in this story of reincarnation and reconciliation set in Edwardian England. Adapted by Alan Sharp (Rob Roy) and directed by New Zealand-born Toa Fraser (No.2)‚ a truly impressive international cast is led by eight-time Academy Award nominee Peter O'Toole (Venus‚ Lawrence of Arabia) and also features Jeremy Northam (The Winslow Boy‚ Gosford Park)‚ Bryan Brown (Cocktail‚ Gorillas in the Mist) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park‚ My Brilliant Career).

This special edition includes Lord Dunsany's witty and inventive original novel‚ as well as Alan Sharp's hilarious screenplay‚ which faithfully adapts and also expands upon the events in the book. Complete with colour photos and interviews with the cast and key crew‚ this whimsical‚ wintry tale about dogs‚ reincarnation and the effects of alcohol makes perfect Christmas reading for lovers of classic humorous storytelling.
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