His first success as a reporter came in 1902, when the brantford courier hired him as a reporter. A novel hardcover january 1, 1955 by thomas bertram costain author 4. In 1914 costain started working for the torontobased magazine macleans, which eventually led to his fourteenyear fiction editor job at the saturday evening post in new york city. If any one novel he wrote were a candidate to be turned into a franchise it is this one.
Costain has written many wellreceived novels, including the magnificent century and the last plantagenets among others. The tontine, volume 1 hardcover january 1, 1955 by thomas b. His work is a blend of commercial history and fiction that depends heavily on historical events. Volume 1 of a 2 volume collection with herbert ryman. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The growth of industry following the napoleonic wars and the expansion of the empire, through to the social nightmare of great poverty and child labour in victorias reign, opens out to a full range of possibilities for the bold and weak inhabitants of. The book begins on the heells of wellingtons victory over napoleon at waterloo as samuel carboy, a lesser partner in a business venture gambles and succeeds to earn his fortune. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Buy the tontine, a novel by thomas bertram costain online at alibris.
Costain,1955 1st edition hcdj these books are in very good condition. Thomas bertram sorted by popularity displaying results 11 the amateur diplomat. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The troubled period after the norman conquest, when th. Long out of print, it is a fascinating story, superbly told by a gifted writer, about the participants in a lottery the tontine. Johnson community centre 2002 in brantford are named in his honour. Costain was a canadian bestselling author of historical books. Lot of 3 books thomas b costain tontine vol i and ii 1955 moneyman 1947 hc.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A tontine was a kind of annuitylife insurance, where people could invest for themselves or a child, would receive money each year from the growth of the investment, and then would receive much more substantial amounts as the other members of the tontine died and there was more money to go around. See all 20 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Lot of 3 books thomas b costain tontine vol i and ii 1955 moneyman. A london con man creates a tontine wherein the surviving members receive interest on their investment, while the capital, after some years, is to go to the care of veterans. The white and the gold by thomas bertram costain and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His books were turned into movies and, sadly, sucked the movies, not the books.
Although i enjoyed the book and rated it 4 stars i kept wondering why my teenage self loved it so much and recommended it so often to others. It begins with the day the battle of waterloo was fought and ends at the closing of the 19th century. One novel could have been concentrated on the sprawling ramifications of the industrial empire which was known as grace and carboy at the start of the story, when england was trembling at the rumor that the iron duke had been defeated at waterloo. The story begins with the battle of waterloo and ends when the 19th century is drawing to a close. The french regime in canada the silver chalice the magnificent century. The tontine serves as counterpoint until close to the end, when the industrial empire smashed in financial ruin the survivor stood to win a vast fortune which might save the future for the third generation of the family. The tontine complete in vol 1 and 2 by costain, thomas b.
Only then does costain really bring the two main threads into cohesion. Almost the entire book occurs in england with very brief visits to bermuda, brazil, america and france. In a tontine, the money is paid out to the sole survivor. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Click to read more about the tontine complete by thomas b. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Buy the tontine by thomas costain online at alibris.
Aug 24, 2010 listen to tontine audiobook by thomas b. Thomas costain is an excellent storyteller and a gifted writer. The pageant of england below the salt stories to remember with john beecroft the tontine the mississippi bubble the white and the gold. The tontine, a novel by thomas bertram costain alibris. Costain s fourvolume history of the plantagenets begins with the conquering family and the conquest of england by william the conqueror in 1066, closing with the reign of john in 1216. These technologies are used for things like personalized ads. From 1934 to 1942, he was the head of 20th century fox. You will find yourself laughing and appreciating his wit. The troubled period after the norman conquest, when the foundations of government were hammered out between monarch and people, comes to life through. Costain, in full thomas bertram costain, born may 8, 1885, brantford, ontario, canadadied october 8, 1965, new york, new york, u. The tontine by thomas b costain book cover, description, publication history.
Costain public elementary school 1953 and the thomas b. His career as a writer began in 1902 when the brantford courier accepted a mystery story from him, and he became a reporter there for five dollars a week. Thomas bertram costain may 8, 1885 october 8, 1965 was a canadian american journalist. This might readily have been two novels both of them better than the one running close to 1600 pages that thomas costain has contrived in the tontine. In 1914 costain started working for the torontobased magazine macleans, which eventually. The pageant of england below the salt stories to remember with john beecroft more stories to remember with john beecroft the tontine the mississippi bubble the white and the gold. The best parts of the novel are the very witty and funny ways that thomas costain infuses into this extremely readable book. In 1952, costain was awarded doctor of letters degree and later in 1965 awarded a golden medallion by the canadian club of new york. The pageant of england the chord of steel the darkness and the dawn the three edwards.
The pageant of england son of a hundred kings the conquerors. A novel i read this book when it was first published in 1955. Costain has 46 books on goodreads with 26108 ratings. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
He is or was the most readable novelist i have ever come across. In 1914 costain started working for the torontobased magazine macleans, which eventually led more about thomas b. Find the tontine complete in vol 1 and 2 by costain, thomas b at biblio. The dust jackets are in acceptable condition for its age. His daughter molly costain haycraft became a writer of historical novels. Discover book depositorys huge selection of thomas b costain books online. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. The silver chalice is an english language historical novel by thomas b.
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