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Carregando... Old Hall, New Hall (1956)de Michael Innes
   British Mystery (434) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.  cmbohn | Oct 21, 2006 | 
I suspect Michael Innes may have read Lucky Jim, or something of its kind, shortly before beginning this. The dates seem to fit - Old Hall, New Hall was published in 1956, two years after Lucky Jim, and both books were initially published by Gollancz. While the two stories have little in common, and while Innes' book is a much gentler satire of academic life, the way the stories are set up just seemed a little too similar. I was reminded of Michael Innes's first novel Death at the President's Lodgings in which he seemed to have taken the premise of J.C. Masterman's An Oxford Tragedy and used it as the starting point of his own more whimsical tale. Continued Pertence à série publicadaPenguin Books (1641)
The forbears of Sir John Jory, of New Hall, would seem to have committed several foul acts, including tomb-robbery and murder. Old Hall, the family's former residence, is now a University. Biographer Colin Clout, engaged to write an account of one of Jory's ancestors, gets caught up in a frenzied treasure hunt as rival interests and rival claimants probe the past and naked greed comes to the fore. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I didn't really enjoy this one as much as the rest by Innes. The plot, which is set in the past and revolves around an old mystery (which didn't mystify me for a minute, really) was not very involving. I liked the main character, but felt he was a bit of a chump for not seeing the solution a whole lot sooner, like instantly. Still, because I love this author so much, I plan to keep this one.
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