Time the Tiger (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Wyndham Lewis
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: 1949
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Mark Robins, Charles Dyat, Ida Dyat
- Genres: Short fiction, Satire, Political fiction
- Subjects: Class conflict, Politics, Friendship, Personality, Bureaucracy or bureaucrats, Nostalgia
- Locales: London, England
The Story
Mark Robins (the “red,” or Marxist) and Charles Dyat (the diehard reactionary) became friends when they attended Oxford University together in the early 1920's. They were both from professional, upper-middle-class families. As students, Mark was the conservative and Charles was the radical, sporting a red tie. Twenty-five years later, in the aftermath of World War II, Great Britain has a Socialist government, and Mark has swung to the Left, while Charles has swung to the Right. However, they have remained friends: As the story opens, Charles is visiting Mark and...
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