Dec 29, 2009

The Bambino | The Bambino

At a glance:

Author: May Sinclair
First Published: 1920
Type of Plot: Psychological
Time of Work: About 1920
Setting: London and a country house in Buckinghamshire, England
Principal Characters: Roland Simpson, The Bambino, Adela Archdale, Jack Archdale, Frances Archdale
Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
Subjects: Children, Psychology or psychologists, Mental illness, Truth, Accidents
Locales: London, England, Buckinghamshire, England

The Story

Told in the first person by artist Roland Simpson to an unidentified listener, “The Bambino” is less a plotted story than a sketch revealing a dramatic situation and a set of characters. The anonymous listener prompts the story by asking Simpson if he painted a portrait hanging on his studio wall. Simpson replies that it is a study of Adela Archdale and her infant son painted by Frances Archdale, sister of Adela's husband and at one time Simpson's fiance. Jack Archdale collects modern pictures, and Simpson explains to the listener the circumstances that explain...

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The Bambino | The Bambino

At a glance:

The Story

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