F. Anstey

Broschiertes Buch

A Fallen Idol (1902)

Beschreibung

A Fallen Idol is a novel by British author F. Anstey, first published in 1902. The story follows the life of a young man named Dick Marston, who becomes enamored with a popular actress named Mabel Durrett. Despite her questionable reputation, Dick becomes obsessed with her and begins to neglect his own life and responsibilities. As he becomes more involved with Mabel, Dick begins to see her true nature and realizes that she is not the person he thought she was. He watches as her career begins to decline and she becomes desperate for money and attention. Throughout the novel, Anstey explores themes of love, obsession, and the dangers of putting someone on a pedestal. The story is told in a humorous and satirical tone, with Anstey poking fun at the societal norms of the time. Overall, A Fallen Idol is a witty and entertaining novel that offers a unique perspective on the complexities of relationships and the pitfalls of hero worship.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Thomas Anstey Guthrie (writing as F. Anstey or FT Anstey), was an English writer best known for his humorous novel Vice Versa, about a boarding school child and his father who switch identities. The Tinted Venus, as well as other funny parodies in Punch magazine, reinforced his reputation. He was born in Kensington, London, to organist and composer Augusta Amherst Austen and Thomas Anstey Guthrie. He was educated at King's College School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and admitted to the bar in 1880. Guthrie's younger brother, Leonard Guthrie (1858-1918), was a physician. The widespread success of his story Vice Versa (1882), with its topsy-turvy replacement of a father for his schoolboy son, established him as an innovative comedian. In 1883, he wrote a serious book, The Giant's Robe, which George Gissing called'very poor stuff'. Anstey learned (again in 1889 with The Pariah) that the public preferred to consider him as a comic rather than a serious author. As a result, his fame was reinforced by The Black Poodle (1884), The Tinted Venus (1885), A Fallen Idol (1886), and other masterpieces.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781436726573
• ISBN-10: 1436726573
• Artikelnr.: 24898796