- Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (28 April 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140185305
- ISBN-13: 978-0140185300
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,013,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"One of our greatest authors... For experience of a whole century he was the man within." -"Independent"
"Graham Greene had wit and grace and character and story and a transcendent universal compassion that places him for all time in the ranks of world literature." -John Le Carre --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"Graham Greene had wit and grace and character and story and a transcendent universal compassion that places him for all time in the ranks of world literature." -John Le Carre --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Graham Greene's first novel, a taste of greatness to come
--This text refers to the
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Format:Paperback
Francis Andrews is on the run because he informed against a gang of smugglers of spirits - of which he used to be a member - by means of an anonymous letter to the customs, resulting in the death of a ganger who was shot during a set up. Now Carlyon and his men are after Andrews to take revenge. One night, as he is fleeing from his pursuers, Andrews comes across a cottage in Hassocks where he is given shelter by the beautiful Elizabeth Garnet.
As Elizabeth slowly grows to trust Andrews, she learns from him about his past, his violent father, smuggler and owner of the ship "Good Chance" with which he used to transported brandy to England. He also tells her how, after his father's death, he met Carlyon who suggested that he joins the crew. Andrew then tells Elizabeth how deeply he detested these men because he could never ascertain himself in front of them the way his father had. Betraying them was thus a way for him to show his fellow smugglers that he "is of importance now".
It is then that Elizabeth suggests that Andrews go to Lewes the following day where the Assizes are to be held and bear his witness to show his courage. Indeed, a difficult and dangerous decision for Andrews to take...
A powerful novel about courage, cowardice, love and faith. It is commendable that Mr Greene achieved to write such a mature novel at the age of only 23.
As Elizabeth slowly grows to trust Andrews, she learns from him about his past, his violent father, smuggler and owner of the ship "Good Chance" with which he used to transported brandy to England. He also tells her how, after his father's death, he met Carlyon who suggested that he joins the crew. Andrew then tells Elizabeth how deeply he detested these men because he could never ascertain himself in front of them the way his father had. Betraying them was thus a way for him to show his fellow smugglers that he "is of importance now".
It is then that Elizabeth suggests that Andrews go to Lewes the following day where the Assizes are to be held and bear his witness to show his courage. Indeed, a difficult and dangerous decision for Andrews to take...
A powerful novel about courage, cowardice, love and faith. It is commendable that Mr Greene achieved to write such a mature novel at the age of only 23.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a great fan of Graham Greene, but his first published novel, and his only historical work, is not, in my view, a success. The author has not yet found his style and the book is overwritten in a very self-absorbed way. Struggling through the lush prose we find a pretty thin story, every stage of which feels contrived and artificial. The end is touching in its way but also annoyingly perverse, and belief is suspended too many times for the book as a whole to be a satisfactory experience. While the rest of Greene's novels are all worth reading, this one is probably best left on the shelf for completeists and academics only.
Format:Paperback
Such a mature work for a 21 year old, but then Graham Greene was an exceptional talent. He maybe overdoes the descriptive narrative and could have shortened the book by about fifteen pages, but the plot and the characters and their traits are spot on, and as I know Lewes and have been to the White Hart many times the novel has an extra resonance for me. Not to be missed - a very important addition to any collection of Greene's works.
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