The Master

by Colm Toibin | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0330485660 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Caro1 of Newark On Trent, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on 3/6/2005
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Journal Entry 1 by Caro1 from Newark On Trent, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Sunday, March 6, 2005
It is January 1895 and Henry James's play, Guy Domville, from which he hoped to make his fortune, has failed on the London stage. Opening with this disaster, The Master spans the next five years of James's life, during which time he moves to Rye in Sussex, having found his dream retreat. There he writes his short masterpiece The Turn Of The Screw, a tale in which he incorporates many details from his own life, including his experiences as a member of one of the great eccentric American families and, later, an exile in England. Impelled by the need to work and haunted by his past - including his failure to fight in the American Civil War, and the golden summer of 1865, and the death of his sister Alice - James is watchful and witty, relishing the England in which he has come to live and regretting the New England he has left.

You don't have to have read James' work to enjoy this book, but it adds to the text if you have. It also makes you want to go and revisit books you probably haven't read in years.

Journal Entry 2 by Caro1 from Newark On Trent, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 7, 2005
Welcome to The Master bookring!

We now have 6 members. I sent the bookring to FieryFairy on Thurs 17th March and hope it reaches you all safely :-) Happy Bookring Reading!

Any problems, please PM me.

The list is as follows:

FieryFairy, Capel Garmon, Wales
coolboxuk, Chertsey
Commanderball, San Francisco, California, USA
Rob-B, Springboro, Ohio USA
ds3233, Sun City, Arizona USA
Fellraven, Redditch
....then back to me.

Please remember to journal the book BOTH when you have received it (so we all know where it is) and once you have read it (so we all know what you thought of it).

I am really looking forward to hearing your feedback, thanks for participating.

Caroline


Journal Entry 3 by Caro1 from Newark On Trent, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 16, 2005
On its way to Fieryfairy tomorrow. Happy reading!

Journal Entry 4 by FieryFairy from Capel Garmon, Wales United Kingdom on Friday, April 8, 2005
I really enjoyed this book! I have to admit to only ever having read one of James' novels - The Turn of the Screw - but this has made me want to read his other work, so that'll be my next lot to add to TBR!

Thanks for sharing this, because its not really something I would have picked up otherwise. :-)

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