After My Fashion

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book After My Fashion by John Cowper Powys, Faber & Faber
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Cowper Powys ISBN: 9780571253043
Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication: June 4, 2009
Imprint: Faber & Faber Language: English
Author: John Cowper Powys
ISBN: 9780571253043
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication: June 4, 2009
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Language: English

After My Fashion has an unusual publishing history. Although it was John Cowper Powys' third novel and written in 1920, it wasn't published until 1980. It seems that when his US publisher turned it down Powys made no effort to place it elsewhere. Indeed, when Powys had finished a book he tended to be oddly indifferent to its fate.

The novel has two other unusual features: its locations (Sussex and Greenwich Village); and Isadora Duncan being the inspiration for Elise, the dancer and mistress of the protagonist, Richard Storm (based quite largely on Powys himself).

As one would expect from Powys the writing is vivid, not least in the descriptions of the Sussex landscape and the bohemian milieu of Greenwich Village.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

After My Fashion has an unusual publishing history. Although it was John Cowper Powys' third novel and written in 1920, it wasn't published until 1980. It seems that when his US publisher turned it down Powys made no effort to place it elsewhere. Indeed, when Powys had finished a book he tended to be oddly indifferent to its fate.

The novel has two other unusual features: its locations (Sussex and Greenwich Village); and Isadora Duncan being the inspiration for Elise, the dancer and mistress of the protagonist, Richard Storm (based quite largely on Powys himself).

As one would expect from Powys the writing is vivid, not least in the descriptions of the Sussex landscape and the bohemian milieu of Greenwich Village.

More books from Faber & Faber

Cover of the book The Seagull by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book Tippoo Sultan's Incredible White-Man-Eating Tiger Toy-Machine!!! by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book The Phoney War on the Home Front by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book Sir William by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book The Road to Inver by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book English Captain by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book Atticus Claw On the Misty Moor by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book War plc by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book Goat Husbandry by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book The Self-Enchanted by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book The Sound of Heavy Rain by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book The Pact by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book Death on a Branch Line by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book The Short Sharp Life of T. E. Hulme by John Cowper Powys
Cover of the book American Trade by John Cowper Powys
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy