Mr. Weston’s Good Wine (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: T. F. Powys
- First Published: 1927
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Quasi-mysticism
- Time of Work: November 20, 1923
- Setting: Folly Down, a village in western England
- Principal Characters: Mr. Weston, Michael, The Reverend Mr. Grobe, Tamar Grobe, Mr. Grunter, Mr. Bunce, Jenny Bunce, Mr. Bird
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Supernatural, Religion, Villages, 1920’s, England or English people, Mysticism, Clergy, Wine or wine making
- Locales: England
The Story:
On the evening of November 20, 1923, an old Ford car stopped on a hill overlooking Folly Down, a village in western England. Within the car Mr. Weston, a wine merchant, conferred with Michael, his assistant, about possible customers in the village. They had a large book that listed the names of the inhabitants, and Michael had detailed knowledge about them, which only a supernatural being could possess. As they talked, their coming was forecast to the village of Folly Down by an electrical sign displayed atop the car.
Down in the village, many people noticed...
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