The Master of the Mill (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Felix Paul Greve
- First Published: 1944
- Type of Work: Domestic chronicle
- Time of Work: 1882-1939
- Setting: Langholm, a fictional city acting as the gateway between eastern (industrialized) Canada and western Canada (the agricultural heartland)
- Principal Characters: Samuel (Sam) Clark, Rudyard Clark, Edmund Clark, Maud Carter, Maud Doolittle, Maud Fanshawe
- Genres: Long fiction, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: Love or romance, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Art or artists, Canada or Canadians, Ethics, Ambition, Idealism, Labor, Wealth, Inventions or inventors, Technology, Automation, Mills or millwork
- Locales: Langholm, Canada (fictive)
The Novel
Much of the action of The Master of the Mill takes place within the mind of Samuel Clark, an old man in his eighties. Sam’s mind broods on the past, and the actions, events, and shifts in point of view follow no simple pattern. Only Sam’s own processes of association give coherence and unity to the whole. The mixture of reminiscing and reflecting makes the reading difficult, but worthwhile. By the end of the novel, it becomes evident to the reader that this complex and fragmented pattern not only traces but also reenacts Sam’s effort to work his life into...
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