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Castle Dor, however, remained unfinished when Q passed away in 1944. Whether the manuscript was abandoned because it was considered below standard, whether it was due to his failing eyesight, or whether he was overcome with grief at the death of his only son, Bevil, from influenza after the First World War is a question left unanswered, as Q himself left few written clues about his decision.
7 de jan. de 2010 · Both a spellbinding love story and a superb evocation of Cornwall’s mythic past, Castle Dor is a book with unique and fascinating origins. It began life as the unfinished last novel of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the celebrated ‘Q’, and was passed by his daughter to Daphne du Maurier whose storytelling skills were perfectly suited to the task of completing the old master’s tale.
Castle Dor is not a famous book, and partly I can see why- it has the feel of a pet project, or an experiment, to recreate the story from Cornish Mythology in a 1900's setting. It has two authors who wrote at different times, and a loose, organic plot that sometimes has a clunky feel, as if the past will jolly well be made to fit the present so help me god!
- Daphne Du Maurier, Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
18 de mar. de 2009 · Abstract. Castle Dor (1962) offers a different model of history and place to that explored in du Maurier's other works, in particular her Cornish novels. Whereas her novels have often been criticised for employing a nostalgic view of history that sees the past as irretrievably lost, in Castle Dor time is intimately connected to space, aligning the novel with two critical treatments of time and ...
3 de jun. de 2004 · Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN: 9781844080670. Number of pages: 288. Weight: 194 g. Dimensions: 149 x 201 x 19 mm. Buy Castle Dor by Daphne Du Maurier, Nina Bawden from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
17 de dez. de 2013 · Castle Dor. Kindle Edition. A spellbinding love story, Castle Dor was the unfinished last novel of the British novelist Sir Arthur Quiller-Crouch, better known as "Q." The novel was passed on to Daphne du Maurier by his daughter, who was sure that du Maurier's storytelling skills were perfectly suited to completing the tale.
- Daphne du Maurier
Castle Dor Castle Dor is based on the legend of Tristan and Iseult, but set in Cornwall in the 1860s. As such, it was not an easy task. However, once she had agreed to the project, Daphne's imagination became caught up in the legend. In the introduction to the Virago edition of Castle Dor, Nina Bawden writes:
