The Prentice-Boy
Autor Ray Rumsbyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 oct 2022
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781910461600
ISBN-10: 1910461601
Pagini: 308
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 37 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Claret Press
Colecția Claret Press
ISBN-10: 1910461601
Pagini: 308
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 37 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Claret Press
Colecția Claret Press
Recenzii
"I was genuinely sorry to finish this book. It had me completely engaged ... and I loved the clever surprise in the middle of it." -- Louis de Bernieres, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin
"A wonderful novel told in two very distinctive voices. William Daniell is the lusty, naive, dedicated artist, always in debt because essentially kind. Jesse Cloud is his wily, determined apprentice. Both have secrets. Both are in need of each other. This is a pulsing, captivating narrative that evokes the 1800s in convincing, colourful detail. Its exploration of class, poverty and women's rights resonates. A wholly enjoyable read." -- Lynne Bryan, author of fiction and non-fiction, and tutor for the National Writer's Centre.
"In this novel, set two hundred years ago, Ray Rumsby takes a historical figure, the maestro of the aqua-tint engraving William Daniell, and imagines his encounter with a street urchin called Jesse Cloud. Their relationship unfolds against a backdrop of mail-coaches, work-houses, laudanum, patronage, muddy streets, houses of ill-repute and all the paraphernalia of early nineteenth century London. But at the same time the story bears witness to social reform, early women's suffrage, the emancipation of slaves, gender & class mobility, and shows how our contemporary concerns have a long history. The novel is told by the alternating voices of William and Jesse. As their relationship evolves they move from the formality of master and apprentice to something more akin to friendship (across the yawning social divide) and each makes possible a shift in the other's destiny. Writing through the eye and viewpoint of a distinguished (though largely forgotten) artist allows Rumsby to conjure in his writing a vivid visual sense of an England both lost and familiar." -- Hugh Lupton, author of The Ballad of John Clare
"A wonderful novel told in two very distinctive voices. William Daniell is the lusty, naive, dedicated artist, always in debt because essentially kind. Jesse Cloud is his wily, determined apprentice. Both have secrets. Both are in need of each other. This is a pulsing, captivating narrative that evokes the 1800s in convincing, colourful detail. Its exploration of class, poverty and women's rights resonates. A wholly enjoyable read." -- Lynne Bryan, author of fiction and non-fiction, and tutor for the National Writer's Centre.
"In this novel, set two hundred years ago, Ray Rumsby takes a historical figure, the maestro of the aqua-tint engraving William Daniell, and imagines his encounter with a street urchin called Jesse Cloud. Their relationship unfolds against a backdrop of mail-coaches, work-houses, laudanum, patronage, muddy streets, houses of ill-repute and all the paraphernalia of early nineteenth century London. But at the same time the story bears witness to social reform, early women's suffrage, the emancipation of slaves, gender & class mobility, and shows how our contemporary concerns have a long history. The novel is told by the alternating voices of William and Jesse. As their relationship evolves they move from the formality of master and apprentice to something more akin to friendship (across the yawning social divide) and each makes possible a shift in the other's destiny. Writing through the eye and viewpoint of a distinguished (though largely forgotten) artist allows Rumsby to conjure in his writing a vivid visual sense of an England both lost and familiar." -- Hugh Lupton, author of The Ballad of John Clare