Hugh Walpole

The Gods and Mr. Perrin (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

"You think you will escape, but already the place has its fingers about you. You will be a different man at the end of the term. You will be allowed no friends here, only enemies. You think the rest of us like you. Well, for a moment, perhaps, but only for a moment.... You must not be friends with the Head, because then we shall think that you are spying on us. You must not be friends with us, because then the Head will think that you are conspiring against him. You must not be friends with the boys, because then we shall all hate you and they will despise you. You will be quite alone.

This, and more of it, is the gloomy picture drawn by the cleverest master in a school faculty in Cornwall, England, for the benefit of young Archie Traill, just through the university, and entering upon his first year of teaching. Traill himself, a normal, full-hearted youth, is brought into the story, as is Isabel Desart, a visitor..." —The Nation, March 7, 1912

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781479462711
• Artikelnr.: 62558689

Autorenporträt

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, born on 13 March 1884 in Auckland, New Zealand, was an English novelist whose prolific writings secured his place in the first half of the 20th-century literary canon. With a narrative style characterized by vivid characterization and an acute sense of period and setting, Walpole delighted audiences with his works, most notably with 'The Gods and Mr. Perrin' - a novel that dissects the solitude and tribulations of a schoolteacher in a small English public school, reflecting on the human spirit's resilience against depression and disaffection. This particular book, published in 1911, serves as an excellent example of Walpole's keen psychological insights and narrative competence. Educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Walpole followed his literary passions, carving out a career that spanned more than 30 novels, in addition to numerous plays and short stories. His other notable works include the 'Herries Chronicle', a saga that chronicles the life of an English family over two centuries, providing a portrait of the social and historical developments in the Lake District. Walpole's ability to capture the zeitgeist of the Edwardian era and the ensuing decades made him an essential bridge between the Victorian literary tradition and modernism. Knighted in 1937, Hugh Walpole's contribution to English literature endures through his exploration of human psychology, social mores, and the enduring quest for personal contentment and societal acceptance.