The Late George Apley (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John P. Marquand
- First Published: 1937
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
- Setting: Boston, Massachusetts
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature, Biographical fiction
- Subjects: Social action, Family or family life, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Marriage, New England, College life, Upper classes, Boston, Business or business people, Censorship, Wealth, Prohibition
- Locales: Boston, MA
Characters Discussed
George William Apley, a proper Bostonian carefully trained since childhood to be a respectable member of Boston Brahmin society. Though as a college student he belittled the Brahmin pride of family, he acquired it himself as he matured, and later he attempted to pass it on to his children. Undistinguished academically at Harvard, he had been active in campus affairs and a member of a select club. Unfit for active business, he derived his income from investments and from his father’s substantial legacy. Though he admired Ralph Waldo Emerson’s writings,...
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