Gentlemen in England (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: A. N. Wilson
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: 1880
- Setting: Victorian England
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Culture, Family or family life, Sex or sexuality, Nineteenth century, Marriage, God, Spiritual life or spirituality, England or English people, Faith, Ethics, Comedy, Senses or sensation, Geology or geologists, Victorian era or Victorianism
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Horace Nettleship, a geology professor at London University who specializes in volcanoes. Bald and quiet, with gray whiskers, Horace has chosen to be consumed by his work so as to ignore the reality that he has lost his Christian faith in God and humanity. In addition, because of his retreat into his research, he gradually loses the affection of Charlotte, his wife. Their relationship is reduced to public formalities; when at home, they communicate with each other by addressing their comments to their children, Lionel and Maudie.
Charlotte...
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