J. L. Carr (1912–1994)
Autor de Un mes en el campo
Sobre El Autor
Nota de desambiguación:
(eng) Name given as "James Lloyd Carr" on title page of 'What Hetty did'; Quince Tree Press, 1988
Créditos de la imagen: Photo: Heulwen Cox
Series
Obras de J. L. Carr
Dictionary of English Queens, Kings' Wives, Celebrated Paramours, Handfast Spouses and Changelings (1977) 24 copias
Carr's Dictionary of English Kings, Consorts, Pretenders, Usurpers, un-natural Claimants & Royal Athelings (2000) 22 copias
Gidner's Brief Lives of the Frontier 4 copias
Francis Bacon 2 copias
John Clare Northamptonshire Poet 1 copia
A Month in the Country | The Harpole Report | The Battle of Pollocks Crossing (2010) — Autor — 1 copia
ひと月の夏 (白水Uブックス―海外小説の誘惑) 1 copia
Hilaire Belloc 1870-1953 1 copia
George Mackley's Picture Book 1 copia
The first Saturday in May 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Carr, James Lloyd
- Otros nombres
- Carr, J. L.
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1912
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1994
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Carlton Miniott, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- Yorkshire, England, UK
Kettering, Northhamptonshire, England, UK - Educación
- teacher training college
Castleford Secondary School - Ocupaciones
- novelist
teacher
Publisher - Relaciones
- Carr, Robert D. (son)
- Organizaciones
- Highfields Primary School, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Quince Tree Press - Agente
- Linda Shaughnessy (AP Watt)
- Aviso de desambiguación
- Name given as "James Lloyd Carr" on title page of 'What Hetty did'; Quince Tree Press, 1988
Miembros
Debates
Folio Archives 316: A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr 1999 en Folio Society Devotees (abril 2023)
1. A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr en Backlisted Book Club (octubre 2022)
Reseñas
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 32
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 3,095
- Popularidad
- #8,251
- Valoración
- 4.1
- Reseñas
- 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.… (más)