The Divine Fire (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: May Sinclair
- First Published: 1904
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: 1890’s
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Savage Keith Rickman, Horace Jewdwine, Lucia Harden, Flossie Walker, Mr. Pilkington
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Poetry or poets, Genius, Libraries or librarians, England or English people, Money, Honor, Debtors or creditors, Finance
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Horace Jewdwine, a literary editor, thought he had discovered a genius in Savage Keith Rickman, a young and unknown poet who earned his living by making catalogs for his father, a bookseller. Jewdwine hesitated, however, to declare openly that Rickman was a genius, for his reputation could suffer if the young man then proved otherwise. He encouraged Rickman privately but failed to give him the public recognition that would have meant so much to the young writer.
Rickman himself cared little for fame or money. He knew that he was a genius, that is, that part of...
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