The Happy Autumn Fields (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth Bowen
- First Published: 1944
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The late 1800's and the early 1940's
- Setting: The English countryside and London
- Principal Characters: Sarah, Henrietta, Their family, Eugene, Mary, Travis
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Dreams, Reality, Hallucinations or illusions, Bombs, Nostalgia, Smoke
- Locales: England, London, England
The Story
The story is told in four parts, sharply divided, differing in time, place, and characters and alternating between a Victorian country estate and a bombed-out London house during World War II. The focus of the whole is on the perception of a London woman, Mary, who learns about (or dreams) the experiences of the Victorian family and strongly identifies with Sarah, one of the daughters.
In the first episode, Papa and his family form a walking party to stroll through the stubbled autumn fields of his extensive land. The gathering honors three of his sons, who...
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