The Ballad of Peckham Rye (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Muriel Spark
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: The late 1950’s
- Setting: Peckham Rye, England, near central London
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Farce
- Subjects: 1950’s, Factories, Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, Religion, City life, Death or dying, London, Ethics, Devils or demons, Comedy
- Locales: Peckham Rye, England
Characters Discussed
Dougal Douglas, a new employee of the English textile firm Meadows, Meade & Grindley. A twenty-three- year-old Scot with a deformed shoulder, a captivating smile, and a complete disregard for convention, Dougal is hired in the vaguely defined position of “Arts man” by virtue of his M.A. from the University of Edinburgh. Later, under another name, he takes a similar position with a rival firm. Because he is able to play any role that occurs to him, Dougal can adjust himself to almost all the characters he meets, and as a result, he elicits their...
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