The Road from Colonus (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: E. M. Forster
- First Published: 1904
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: Messenia, Greece, and London, England
- Principal Characters: Mr. Lucas, Ethel, Arthur Graham, Mrs. Forman
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Twentieth century, Europe or Europeans, England or English people, Accidents, London, Fate or fatalism, Old age or elderly people, Greece or Greek people
- Locales: London, England, Messenia, Greece
The Story
The elderly Mr. Lucas has been a Grecophile for forty years. Now in declining health, he has decided to see Greece for himself. What he really seeks during his travels is restoration of youth. He is aware of a diminution in his mental power and seems to understand that his independence will soon end. Although he finds Athens overly dusty and Delphi too wet, his disappointment in the trip stirs feelings of discontent that contrast with his usual indifference.
Traveling on muleback through Messenia, a coastal province southeast of Athens, he presses his mount...
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