In the summer of 1900, Leo stays with his friend Marcus and develops feelings for Marcus's beautiful older sister. To please her, he becomes a secret messenger for her and a local farmer, but discovers the true nature of their messages, leading to significant changes in his life.
L. P. Hartley, renowned for his Edwardian childhood novel, showcases his talent for supernatural and macabre fiction in this collection. "The Travelling Grave and Other Stories" features some of his finest works, blending eerie themes with captivating storytelling. Each story reveals Hartley's unique ability to evoke suspense and intrigue, making this anthology a compelling exploration of the darker aspects of human experience.
A complex masterpiece of observation. English village life in war-time Britain is brought to life.
A masterly evocation of grief and loneliness that bind two very different people together, from the author of The Go-Between.
A man in his 60s looks back on his boyhood for the first time in 50 years, recalling events that took place on a summer visit to a Norfolk country house at the turn of the century.
The three books gathered together as Eustace and Hilda explore a brother and sister's lifelong relationship. Hilda, the older child, is both self-sacrificing and domineering, as puritanical as she is gorgeous; Eustace is a gentle, dreamy, pleasure-loving boy: the two siblings could hardly be more different, but they are also deeply devoted. And yet as Eustace and Hilda grow up and seek to go their separate ways in a world of power and position, money and love, their relationship is marked by increasing pain. L. P. Hartley's much-loved novel, the magnum opus of one of twentieth-century England's best writers, is a complex and spellbinding work: a comedy of upper-class manners; a study in the subtlest nuances of feeling; a poignant reckoning with the ironies of character and fate. Above all, it is about two people who cannot live together or apart, about the ties that bind--and break.
A masterly evocation of childhood and its influences on the adult mind, from the author of The Go-Between
An evocative account of a childhood summer spent beside the sea in Norfolk by brother and sister, Eustace and Hilda. schovat popis
It is the summer of 1900 and Leo is staying with his friend Marcus. Leo likes Marcus's beautiful older sister, Marian very much. He becomes a secret messenger for her and a local farmer. But when he realizes what the messages they send each other are about, he is shocked and confused
The story explores the evolving relationship between Fergus, a bookish teenager, and Fred, his father's rugged chauffeur, as they bond through boxing lessons. Initially intended to toughen Fergus up, their time together unexpectedly blossoms into a deep friendship, hinting at romantic feelings. This unexpected connection challenges the Colonel's perceptions of masculinity and reveals the complexities of identity and emotional growth in a young man navigating his self-worth.