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Title: The Wondrous Tale of Alroy: The Rise of Iskander

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Title: The Wondrous Tale of Alroy: The Rise of Iskander Title Record # 1573557
Author: Benjamin Disraeli
Date: 1833-00-00
Type: OMNIBUS
Webpages: catalog.hathitrust.org-1, catalog.hathitrust.org-2
Language: English
Note:
    1 novel, 1 novella
  • The 1833 preface covers the second work in its closing paragraph: "To the Tale of Alroy I have added the history of a Christian hero placed in a somewhat similar position ...".
  • In the first edition (London: Saunders and Otley, 1833), all three volume title pages display the titles of both component works separated by a horizontal line. In the US edition (Philadelphia, 1833), the two volume title pages display the two component titles without a line. (Both 1833 editions may be viewed at HathiTrust, linked above.)
  • The 1870 US publication Miriam Alroy: A Romance of Twelfth Century contains the same two works, although its title does not indicate the fact. Thus it is another edition of the same omnibus work.
Synopsis: The heroes of the two works are an eastern Jew, during the 12th century, and a Christian "placed in a somewhat similar position". The former is a Prince of the Captivity, or "an asserted descendant of David" who ruled the Jews for many purposes, although they acknowledged conquerors. --from the 1833 Preface
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1833 See the parent omnibus record for much general information. Title pages of the 1833 editions credit the author thus (quote title page components): • By the Author of "Vivian Grey," "Contarini Fleming," &c. • By the Author of Vivian Grey, Contarini Fleming, &c., What follows is the next title page component, In Three Volumes or In Two Volumes.
The Wondrous Tale of Alroy: The Rise of Iskander [as by The Author of 'Vivian Grey,' 'Contarini Fleming,' &c.]
1870 by the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, author of "Lothair," "Venetia," "Henrietta Temple," "Contarini Fleming," "Coningsby," etc., etc. This publication contains both <i>The Woundrous Tale of Alroy</i> and (probably non-genre) <i>The Rise of Iskander</i> --as does the first edition of either work in a book, <i>The Woundrous Tale of Alroy: The Rise of Iskander</i> (1833)-- but this publication's essentially identical front cover and title page do not indicate that it contains the second work.
Miriam Alroy: A Romance of the Twelfth Century [as by The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli]

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Wondrous Tale of Alroy: The Rise of Iskander 1833-00-00 The Author of 'Vivian Grey,' 'Contarini Fleming,' &c. Saunders and Otley     xxv+
303+
303+
324
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Miriam Alroy: A Romance of the Twelfth Century 1870-00-00 The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli D. Appleton & Company (Library of Choice Novels #20)  
$0.50?$: US dollar
108
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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