The devil's mode

Anthony Burgess First published 1989

About this book

In this collection of short stories, the reader encounters Shakespeare, on tour in Spain in discussion with Cervantes; Attila the Hun preparing to devastate Rome; Debussy visiting the Rosetti's and meeting Mallarme; Sherlock Holmes solving a symphonic crime and much more.

Subjects

  • british and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
  • parodies, imitations