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The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography

A.J.A. Symons discovered Frederick Rolfe’s Hadrian the Seventh in 1925 and became consumed with fascination for its eccentric author, aka ‘Baron Corvo’. His ‘quest’ takes the form of an irresistible detective story, the twists and turns of his investigation into Rolfe’s unfortunate life resulting in a groundbreaking form of biography that reveals much about both men. It paints a tragi-comic portrait of a prickly, paranoid, talented Englishman who failed at becoming a Catholic priest and led a profligate lifestyle in Venice; a charmer with a sharp wit, a vituperative tongue and a talent for self-destruction. The process and the subject are as fascinating as each other, and this ‘experiment’ continues to stand out nearly a century after it was published.

Running Time: 10 h 44 m

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Digital ISBN:	978-1-78198-475-8
Cat. no.:	NA0592
Edited by:	Timothy Brown
BISAC:	BIO007000
BIC:	BGL
Released:	October 23

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Rupert Degas has narrated over 300 audiobooks, including titles by Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, Mervyn Peake, Bram Stoker and many more. He has received particular critical acclaim for his performances of Jupiter’s Travels and Dreaming of Jupiter by Ted Simon, Flanagan’s Run by Tom McNab, and Gerald Durrell’s memoirs A Zoo in My Luggage, The Whispering Land, Beasts in My Belfry and The Aye-Aye and I (all available on Naxos AudioBooks). He has won over 20 AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been nominated for several Audies. He was honoured with an AudioFile Golden Voice lifetime achievement award in 2022.

Rupert has also lent his voice to numerous cartoons, including Mr Bean, Robotboy and Bob the Builder and has performed in over 30 radio productions, including The Gemini Apes, The Glittering Prizes and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. He spent 18 months in the West End performing in the comedy Stones in his Pockets.

He lives in Sydney, Australia.

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The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography

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