Fülszöveg
a Penguin Book
In this magnificent 'blend of fact and fiction' Daphne du !
Maurier tells the story of her Cornish home, Menabllly, I
during the Civil War.
'With a sensitive hand and deft Imagination she spins round the historic figure of Sir Richard Grenvllle a fascinating cobweb of romance and drama cleverly Interwoven. Her chief characters are boldly, realistically drawn and the atmosphere sustained, unfailingly, throughout. The picture of a great soldier, indifferent to the passions and feelings of others, yet so strongly emotional |
himself, whose first pride Is In that of his family and their |
traditional loyalty to the King, is impressive, and the fire of |
his personality Is only equalled by the restraint and i
intelligent affection shown him by the woman, who, though i
a cripple, was the only being with whom he was ever in complete harmony, or for whom he ever felt anything but a I
transient emotion. Beside the two main characters, there are a multitude of...
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Fülszöveg
a Penguin Book
In this magnificent 'blend of fact and fiction' Daphne du !
Maurier tells the story of her Cornish home, Menabllly, I
during the Civil War.
'With a sensitive hand and deft Imagination she spins round the historic figure of Sir Richard Grenvllle a fascinating cobweb of romance and drama cleverly Interwoven. Her chief characters are boldly, realistically drawn and the atmosphere sustained, unfailingly, throughout. The picture of a great soldier, indifferent to the passions and feelings of others, yet so strongly emotional |
himself, whose first pride Is In that of his family and their |
traditional loyalty to the King, is impressive, and the fire of |
his personality Is only equalled by the restraint and i
intelligent affection shown him by the woman, who, though i
a cripple, was the only being with whom he was ever in complete harmony, or for whom he ever felt anything but a I
transient emotion. Beside the two main characters, there are a multitude of others, each with their own dramas and tragedies, who all contribute to what we feel must pretty accurately be the atmosphere of the period'- Qiveen
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