The Browning Version (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Terence Rattigan
- First Published: 1949
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1940’s
- Setting: A public school in southern England
- Genres: Drama, Problem play
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Self-discovery, Marriage, 1940’s, Schools or school life, England or English people, Adultery, Retirement, Aging, Private schools
- Locales: Brooklyn, NY
Characters Discussed
Andrew Crocker-Harris, a schoolmaster in an English public school. He is a failure both in his teaching of the classics and in his marriage. “The Crock,” as he is dubbed by his pupils, is retiring for health reasons, one year short of qualifying for a pension. He assumes that because there is precedent, he will be granted a pension. With a reputation for giving students grades that are neither more nor less than they deserve, he seems an anachronism in a time when younger masters curry favor with students. Emotionally repressed, he gives no outward sign...
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