The Haunted Major - Couverture souple

Marshall, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0862417864 ISBN 13 : 9780862417864

Editeur : Canongate Books, 1998

Synopsis

This is the story of an epic golfing match between the self-important and pompous Major the Honourable John William Wentworth Gore and the reigning Open Champion, Jim Lindsay on the Old Course at St Andrews. The prize will be the chance to propose to the beautiful, captivating Mrs Gunter.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Introduced by John Updike and published in America for the first time, The Haunted Major recounts a golf match of epic proportions between adversaries. In this uproarious tale about human conceit and the supernatural, Major the Honorable John William Wentworth Gore, an English gentleman of sublime self-esteem, challenges crack golfer Jim Lindsay to a game for the chance to propose marriage to Mrs. Gunter, a beautiful American millionairess. Although "Jacky" Core, the narrator, alleges to be a marvelously accomplished sportsman, he has never set foot on a fairway and has only seven days to learn to pitch, putt, and drive the course like a veteran.

To prepare for the match, which is to take place on the fictitious St. Magnus links in Scotland (based on the Old Course at St. Andrews), Gore secretly hires a coach and transforms his hotel room into a golf studio, outfitted with turf, a moveable hillock, a bunker, and specially padded walls to absorb drives. Gore is set to win or lose like a gentleman when the revengeful ghost of a Scottish cardinal with some odd-shaped clubs materializes, adding an otherworldly twist to the story.

This new edition, with John Updike's spirited introduction and Harry Furniss's humorous original illustrations, fixes The Haunted Major in the uppermost tier of sports classics.

Biographie de l'auteur

ROBERT MARSHALL (1863-1910) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He attended the universities at St. Andrews and Edinburgh and then joined the Duke of Wellington's cavalry regiment, attaining the rank of captain. After his retirement in 1898, he made a name for himself as a playwright and novelist, publishing The Alabaster Staircase, The Lady of Leeds, and Shades of Night, among other works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Canongate Books
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0862417864
• ISBN 13: 9780862417864
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Furniss Harry
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible