The Go-Between (Penguin Modern Classics)

Hartley, L. P.: Edited with an introduction by Douglas Brooks-Davies

ISBN 10: 0141187786 / ISBN 13: 9780141187785

Published by Penguin Classics, London, 2020

011 printing in this format. A firm, clean copy. Seller Inventory # 007963

Synopsis:

The moving exploration of a young boy's loss of innocence

'The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there...'

When one long, hot summer, young Leo is staying with a school-friend at Brandham Hall, he begins to act as a messenger between Ted, the farmer, and Marian, the beautiful young woman up at the hall. He becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of deceit and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelation. The haunting story of a young boy's awakening into the secrets of the adult world, The Go-Between is also an unforgettable evocation of the boundaries of Edwardian society. It was adapted into an internationally-successful film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates.

Edited with an introduction and notes by Douglas Brooks-Davies

'Magical and disturbing'
Independent

'On a first reading, it is a beautifully wrought description of a small boy's loss of innocence long ago. But, visited a second time, the knowledge of approaching, unavoidable tragedy makes it far more poignant and painful'
Express

About the Author: Leslie Poles Hartley was born in 1895 and educated at Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford. He is best known for Facial Justice, the Eustace and Hilda trilogy and The Go-Between, which won the Heinemann Foundation Prize in 1954 and whose opening sentence has become almost proverbial: 'The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.' He was appointed a CBE in 1955, having won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in addition to the Heinemann. He died in 1972.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Go-Between (Penguin Modern Classics)
Publisher: Penguin Classics, London
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as issued
Edition: 1st Edition