A Mantis Carol
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: December 28, 2006
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780099429937
Subjects: 16th to 18th century fiction; 19th century fiction; Modern fiction
First sentence: THIS is a true story which may well appear stranger than fiction, since the truth unhappily, from the point of view of those who try to serve it, is always more than literal or statistical fact.