The Bracknels (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Forrest Reid
- First Published: 1911
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic chronicle
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: Ireland
- Principal Characters: Mr. Bracknel, Mrs. Bracknel, Alfred, Denis, May, Amy, Hubert Rusk
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism, Family literature
- Subjects: Suicide, Twentieth century, Mental illness, Sick persons, Business or business people, Occultism or the occult, Ireland or Irish people, Moon or moons, Tutors or tutoring, Paganism
- Locales: Ireland
The Story:
Mr. Bracknel, an Irish businessman, was disgusted with his family, for he felt that they all tried to oppose his wishes merely for the sake of displeasing him. The members of his family felt, however, that he was unduly tyrannical. Alfred Bracknel, the oldest child, had a place in his father’s business, but he paid little attention to his work. Instead, he preferred to spend his time and thought on gambling, drinking, and women, much to his father’s disgust. Seventeen-year-old Denis, the youngest child, displeased his father with his interest in everything...
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