England – The Modern Novel

Robert Irwin: Tom’s Version

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Post published:11 November 2023
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The latest addition to my website is Robert Irwin's Tom’s Version. This is a sort of follow-up to his previous book The Runes Have Been Cast but it stands on…

Rupert Thomson: Dartmouth Park

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Post published:14 October 2023
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The latest addition to my website is Rupert Thomson's Dartmouth Park. Our narrator is Philip Notman, a fifty-something historian. At the beginning of the book he is attending a conference…

Rosemary Tonks: The Halt during the Chase

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Post published:3 October 2023
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The latest addition to my website is Rosemary Tonks' The Halt during the Chase. This novel wittily tells the story of a few eccentric characters in the London suburb of…

Patrick Langley:The Variations

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Post published:4 September 2023
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The latest addition to my website is Patrick Langley's The Variations. The book tells the story of people affected with the gift and the Agnes’s Hospice for Acoustically Gifted Children, which…

Rosemary Tonks: The Bloater

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Post published:27 July 2023
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The latest addition to my website is Rosemary Tonks's The Bloater. This is a quirky comedy of manners. The heroine/narrator is Min who is married to George, with whom she…

Patrick Langley: Arkady

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Post published:9 July 2023
Post category:Dystopia England The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Patrick Langley's Arkady. This is a dystopian novel in a country that is much like Britain. Indeed, it was published five years ago…

Chris McCabe: Dedalus

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Post published:16 June 2023
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The latest addition to my website is Chris McCabe's Dedalus. McCabe is a modern poet but he has written a novel which is a homage to James Joyce, a sequel…

Eric Lane: Dante Alighieri’s Publishing Company

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Post published:16 June 2023
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The latest addition to my website is Eric Lane's Dante Alighieri's Publishing Company. This book is a witty and colourful account of how Eric Lane, publisher of Dedalus Books, founded…

Ellis Sharp: Concrete Impressions

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Post published:6 June 2023
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The latest addition to my website is Ellis Sharp's Concrete Impressions. This is a wickedly funny post-modern satire, bashing non-post-modern novelists, politicians, the upwardly mobile rich, Zionists, the media, the…

Ellis Sharp: Pig Tale

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Post published:17 April 2023
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The latest addition to my website is Ellis Sharp's Pig Tale. This is a very witty book, damning human foibles, told from the point of view of a five year…