Fielding Gray: The Fourth Novel of the "Alms for Oblivion" SequenceBlond, 1967 - 208 strán (strany) "The lead novel in Raven's ''Alms for Oblivion'' sequence (there are ten in all), this very English tale is set in 1945 and perpetuates the image of the public school as a haven for upper-class snobbery and other more earthly vices. Intelligent and popular, Fielding Gray likes to play the role of romantic pagan, in many respects a charming persona, but one which inevitably leads to conflict with the forces of convention. His rather careless seduction of another student sets off a chain of events with tragic consequences that alter the course of his life. The tale is not offered, however, as a defense of conventional morality. Indeed, many of its representatives are less than appealing, eager to use the tragedy for their own ends. Urbane and exhibiting an occasional flash of wit reminiscent of Waugh, it is a work that should appeal to most Anglophiles."--fantasticfiction.com. |
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Strana 27
... Senior Usher appeared , ushering before him the cavalryman in the cherry trousers . ' I thought , ' said the Senior Usher , ' that you'd all be in- terested to meet Captain Detterling . The only boy in the history of the school ever to ...
... Senior Usher appeared , ushering before him the cavalryman in the cherry trousers . ' I thought , ' said the Senior Usher , ' that you'd all be in- terested to meet Captain Detterling . The only boy in the history of the school ever to ...
Strana 28
... Senior Usher was saying to Constable with open distaste , ' on your new appointment to Lancaster . Let's hope ' - with heavy sarcasm - ' that you'll get things back to normal without delay . ' ' One must look forward rather than back ...
... Senior Usher was saying to Constable with open distaste , ' on your new appointment to Lancaster . Let's hope ' - with heavy sarcasm - ' that you'll get things back to normal without delay . ' ' One must look forward rather than back ...
Strana 190
... Senior Usher's instructions ) that I had come home to toe the line , I was treated with con- sideration and even with affection . Since I was prepared to yield over the big issues , it seemed that I was to be humoured in the lesser ones ...
... Senior Usher's instructions ) that I had come home to toe the line , I was treated with con- sideration and even with affection . Since I was prepared to yield over the big issues , it seemed that I was to be humoured in the lesser ones ...
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