num_pages: 352
description: In these two “astonishing” novellas ( The New Yorker ), the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession returns to the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion."At once quirky and deep, brimming with generosity, imagination, and intelligence." — The New Yorker"delicate and confidently ironic.... Byatt perfectly blends laughter and sympathy [with] extraordinary sensuality" — San Francisco Examiner
language: English
title: Angels and Insects
titlecomplete: Angels and Insects
genres: British Literature, Historical, Short Stories, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 5764
publisher: Vintage