A Fairly Honourable Defeat (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Iris Murdoch
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Philosophical romance
- Time of Work: The late 1960’s
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Rupert Foster, Hilda Foster, Julius King, Tallis Browne, Morgan Browne, Axel Nillson
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: Values, 1960’s, Power, personal or social, Gay men, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Love or romance, Middle classes, Adultery, Good and evil, Parables, London, Human behavior, Devils or demons, Comedy, Civil service
- Locales: London, England
The Novel
Julius King, returning from a university job in America, seeks out his old school friends, Rupert Foster and Axel Nillson. His former lover, Morgan Browne, Foster’s sister-in-law, has arrived in England at the same time. Foster’s attempts to keep them apart are thwarted by Morgan Browne, still in love with King and determined to confront him. At the same time, she is avoiding her husband, Tallis Browne, who still loves her.
The plot is complicated further when, almost immediately and by accident, Julius King meets Tallis Browne. King is intrigued by his old...
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