The Distant Horns of Summer.
London: Michael Joseph, 1967.
Departing both thematically and stylistically from his previous work, Bates's final novel explores the imaginary lives of two characters -- six-year-old James, neglected by his globe-trotting parents, and his seventeen-year-old governess, Gilly -- and their struggles with deceit and disappointment. The title is inspired by lines in William Blake's "The Schoolboy."
Reviews:
Books and Bookmen (October 1967, p. 49, Anne Britton, attached)
Punch (September 13, 1967, R.G.G. Price, attached)
Spectator (September 8, 1967, p. 274, Peter Vansittart, attached)
ID:
a103
Title:
The Distant Horns of Summer
Genre:
Novel
Page Count:
280
Word Count:
ca. 86000
Publisher:
Michael Joseph
Year of Publication:
1967
Topic:
Adultery
Childhood
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