Warwick Deeping

Broschiertes Buch

Bess Of The Woods

Beschreibung

A haunting, humane portrait of English country life that lingers long after the last page. This is the kind of novel that makes the countryside feel intimate, full of secrets and stubborn loyalties. Bess Of The Woods offers a measured, elegiac sweep across Edwardian England, where the rhythms of village life expose the fault lines of social class, duty, and desire. Deeping crafts a lucid, accessible tale that blends rural romance with tragedy, inviting both casual readers and serious classic-fiction enthusiasts to glimpse the textures of landed gentry life and the precariousness of reputation. The book's form-a gracefully restrained narrative anchored in character and setting-speaks to academic literature study and course reading lists while remaining inviting to readers new to this era. Historically, the work stands as a valued artefact of its time: a window into early twentieth-century fiction and English countryside life, reflecting the tensions and loyalties that defined the period. Its significance endures for British literature fans and scholars alike, who seek a sober, insightful examination of social hierarchies and personal resolve. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this edition is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it invites readers to savour a timeless classic in a form worthy of its enduring resonance.

Autor

George Warwick Deeping, an English novelist and short story writer, was best known for his work Sorrell and Son (1925). Warwick Deeping was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, to a family of physicians and attended Merchant Taylors' School. He went to Trinity College, Cambridge, to study medicine and science, then to Middlesex Hospital to complete his medical education. During World War I, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Deeping later left his position as a physician to become a full-time writer. He married Phyllis Maude Merrill and spent the rest of his life at "Eastlands" on Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s with seven of his novels reaching the bestseller list. Deeping was a prolific short story writer whose work published in British journals such as Cassell's, The Storyteller, and The Strand. He also wrote fiction for various US periodicals, including The Saturday Evening Post and Adventure. All of the short stories and serialized novels in American publications were reprints of works originally published in Britain. More than 200 of his original short tales and essays, which appeared in various British fiction journals, were never published in book form during his lifetime.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 506g
• ISBN-13: 9789354843273
• ISBN-10: 9354843271
• Artikelnr.: 62606570