The Taverner Novels
Author | : Mary Butts |
Publisher | : McPherson |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015025203129 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Taverner Novels written by Mary Butts and published by McPherson. This book was released on 1992 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Butts was a contemporary of Jean Rhys, H.D., Djuna Barnes, Laura Riding, Marianne Moore and others. Reprinted here for the first time since their original publications, both novels occur in England in the period between the two World Wars. The first novel centers around a group of friends who retrieve a chalice which may be the Holy Grail; the second novel centers around the attempt to uncover the truth behind the death of its namesake, Felicity Taverner, who may have died a suicide, a murder, or an accidental victim.