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On the Proper Use of Stars

Du bon usage des étoiles

Dominique Fortier (born 1972)

Translated by Sheila Fischman

English editions

In English
  • On the Proper Use of Stars

    Emblem Editions · Canada · 4 October 2011 · Paperback · 280 pages

  • On the Proper Use of Stars

    McClelland & Stewart · Canada · 2010

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In 1845 two ships under Sir John Franklin set out to conquer the Northwest Passage; aboard the Terror, Captain Francis Crozier keeps a journal, while in England Franklin's wife, Lady Jane, leads a busy social life.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
344 pages in the original
Genres
Historical (assigned by AI)
Set in
United Kingdom, 1845
First published
2008 by Alto
Author's age
36 when first published
ISBN

9782923550152 (original)

9780771047626 (McClelland & Stewart, Canada)

9780771047657 (Emblem Editions, Canada)