Oct 23 2008

Royal Escape

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Author: Georgette Heyer
No ISBN DDC: 823.912
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Image of Royal EscapeSet after the execution of Charles I, this book tells the story of Charles II after his forces lose the Battle of Worcester[1] and he is forced to try and escape the country and go into hiding in France. To be honest there isn’t much of a plot to this book. Okay, so we have the would-be king riding about the English countryside, or sometimes walking, trying to escape. But we all know that he does, escape that is, I mean we have all heard of the Restoration[2] right? So the book is more of a character study of Charles II

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Tags: 7 Stars, Battle of Worcester, British royalty - Charles II, C17th, England - 1600s, England - 1651, England - Civil War, English aristocracy, Georgette Heyer, historical fiction, Oliver Cromell, Parlimentarians, Roundheads, Royal Escape, Royalists

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Jun 24 2008

The Remains of the Day

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Image of The Remains of the DayAuthor: Kazuo Ishiguro
ISBN: 0571154913 DDC: 823.914
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It seems increasingly likely that I really will undertake the expedition that has been occupying my imagination now for some days.

The Remains of the Day is about Stevens, a butler in a “grand old English house”. He spent his life trying to be a “great” butler in the service of Lord Darlington. With the death of Darlington he remains in Darlington Hall working for the new owner a rich American, Mr Farraday. It is at Mr. Farraday’s suggestion that Stevens, our narrator, first begins thinking about taking a short trip out into the English countryside, and to see Miss Kenton. Now Mrs. Benn she recently sent him a letter, hinting, Stevens thinks, at her unhappy marriage and her wish to return to service in Darlington Hall. On his journey Stevens reflects over his life and the changes he has seen.

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Tags: 10 Stars, 823.914, Booker Prize winner, Britain - 1900s, character study, England, English aristocracy, first person narrator, historical fiction, Interwar Britain, Kazuo Ishiguro, social history, The remains of the day

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