The Boarding-House (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: William Trevor Cox
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Work: Comic realism
- Time of Work: August, 1964
- Setting: A southwest suburb of London
- Principal Characters: William Wagner Bird, E. A. Clock, Studdy, Moran, Miss Clerricot, Rose Cave, Major Eele, Thomas Orpen Venables, Tome Obd, Mr. Scribbin, Mrs. Slape, Gallelty, Mrs. le Tor
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, Social issues, Blackmail, Death or dying, London, Popular culture, Nursing or nurses
- Locales: London, England
The Novel
The Boarding-House begins with the death of William Wagner Bird, its owner. A somewhat corpulent man with a deformed foot, Bird had received the house from its former proprietor by testament of will. As if consumed by some monstrous practical joke, Bird in turn willed the house to the two tenants least likely to get along, Nurse Clock and Mr. Studdy. The bulk of the novel traces out the initial hostility and eventual cooperation of these two residents and the unfolding stories of the other tenants of the residence at Number 2 Jubilee Road.
At first, the...
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