A Dream Journey (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: James Hanley
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Work: Social realism
- Time of Work: From roughly 1940 to 1950
- Setting: Chelsea and other parts of London
- Principal Characters: Clement (Clem) Stevens, Lena Stevens, Celia Downes, Johns, Richard Jones, Gwyn Jones, Roblnson, Ducksie, Mr. Grimpen, Cis Grimpen, The Frasers
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Art or artists, Marriage, 1940’s, World War II, Dreams, London, Painting or painters, Models, fashion
- Locales: London, England
The Novel
At the beginning of James Hanley’s A Dream Journey, Clement Stevens is fifty-six years old; his wife, Lena, is perhaps as much as ten years older. Clem is a painter, unsuccessful and dissatisfied with his own work. Lena and he live in a flat in Chesil Place in Chelsea that they have occupied since before World War II. The building has been badly damaged by bombs dropped on London, and it is scheduled to be demolished to provide a site for a block of new apartments. Clem and Lena have little money, just enough for food, rent, and the bottles of whiskey on which he...
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