The House with the Green Shutters - Couverture souple

Douglas Brown, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846975387 ISBN 13 : 9781846975387

Editeur : Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited, 2020

Synopsis

The brutish John Gourlay is a merchant in the village of Barbie, envied and resented by the villagers because of his success, which is symbolised in his prestigious house with green shutters. He dominates and bullies his family, in particular his gifted, sensitive but weak son.

Ultimately, his refusal to acknowledge the arrival of the railway and to adapt to the increasing industrialisation of Ayrshire precipitates murder, suicide and his family's tragic downfall.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

George Douglas Brown was born in 1869 in Ayrshire. The illegitimate son of a local farmer, he was raised by his mother. He gained a bursary to the University of Glasgow and later a scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford. After his mother's death, Brown moved to London and began a career in journalism. He contributed to a variety of journals and, in the autumn of 1900, began writing The House With the Green Shutters, which was favourably recieved and compared to Balzac and Stevenson. Aged only 33, he died of pneaumonia in 1902.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846975387
• ISBN 13: 9781846975387
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: McMillan Dorothy
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible