J. L. Carr (1912–1994)
Autor(a) de A Month in the Country
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
(eng) Name given as "James Lloyd Carr" on title page of 'What Hetty did'; Quince Tree Press, 1988
Image credit: Photo: Heulwen Cox
Séries
Obras de J. L. Carr
Dictionary of English Queens, Kings' Wives, Celebrated Paramours, Handfast Spouses and Changelings (1977) 24 cópias
Carr's Dictionary of English Kings, Consorts, Pretenders, Usurpers, un-natural Claimants & Royal Athelings (2000) 22 cópias
Gidner's Brief Lives of the Frontier 4 cópias
Francis Bacon 2 cópias
John Clare Northamptonshire Poet 1 exemplar(es)
A Month in the Country | The Harpole Report | The Battle of Pollocks Crossing (2010) — Autor — 1 exemplar(es)
ひと月の夏 (白水Uブックス―海外小説の誘惑) 1 exemplar(es)
The Hearth and Home Reciter, Elizabeth Welbourn's Celebrated Reciter for all Occasions 1 exemplar(es)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti & Christina Rossetti 1 exemplar(es)
Hilaire Belloc 1870-1953 1 exemplar(es)
George Mackley's Picture Book 1 exemplar(es)
The first Saturday in May 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Carr, James Lloyd
- Outros nomes
- Carr, J. L.
- Data de nascimento
- 1912
- Data de falecimento
- 1994
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Carlton Miniott, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Yorkshire, England, UK
Kettering, Northhamptonshire, England, UK - Educação
- teacher training college
Castleford Secondary School - Ocupação
- novelist
teacher
Publisher - Relacionamentos
- Carr, Robert D. (son)
- Organizações
- Highfields Primary School, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Quince Tree Press - Agente
- Linda Shaughnessy (AP Watt)
- Aviso de desambiguação
- Name given as "James Lloyd Carr" on title page of 'What Hetty did'; Quince Tree Press, 1988
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Folio Archives 316: A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr 1999 em Folio Society Devotees (Abril 2023)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 32
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 3,102
- Popularidade
- #8,235
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Resenhas
- 142
- ISBNs
- 83
- Idiomas
- 7
- Favorito
- 14
The book is melancholy, nostalgic, recalling an era long gone, when farms were unmechanised and church and chapel were still central to the lives of many. It's a time of healing for Tom as he recovers from a failed marriage and shattering years in the trenches. We're subtly aware that this special time is a temporary idylll in a difficult life, and we too can bathe in the restorative peace and simple pleasures of the setting.
There are memorable characters: his friend the archaeologist Moon; the unsympathetic vicar and his sympathetic wife; the lay preacher-cum- station master and his family.
This is a gentle elegy to an English country summer, but the underlying suffering of the narrator prevents it descending into mere sentimentality. A rewarding read.… (mais)