Killing Mr. Watson (Flamingo S.) (Vintage International)

Name: Killing Mr. Watson
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by Peter Matthiessen

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Killing Mr. Watson (Flamingo S.) (Vintage International)

by Peter Matthiessen

1 rating • 1 review • 1 shelved

Drawn from fragments of historical fact, Matthiessen's masterpiece brilliantly depicts the fortunes and misfortunes of Edgar J. Watson, a real-life entrepreneur and outlaw who appeared in the lawless Florida Everglades around the turn of the century.

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ISBN10 0002711389
ISBN13 9780002711388
Publish Date August 1990
Publish Status Out of Print
Out of Print 11 November 1993
Publish Country GB
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Imprint The Harvill Press

Format Hardcover
Pages 416
Language English

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I think the reason I’m bothering with this at all is because I wanted to use the word turgid. Turgid. It’s a good word. I get to use it far too little.

Making the halfway point on this may have changed my mind, but every other time I’ve stuck it out regardless, I’ve regretted it. Some things are not for me. Books like this are one of those things.