Hemlock and After
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Hemlock and After is a 1952 novel by British writer Angus Wilson; it was his first published novel after a series of short stories. The novel offers a candid portrayal of gay life in post-war England.
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[edit] Plot introduction
Bernard Sands, a prominent writer who has been given financial aid to start a writer's colony at Vardon Hall, faces a flailing marriage, attempts to come to grips with his homosexuality and lives next door to a procuress for pedophiles.
[edit] Characters in "Hemlock and After"
- Bernard Sands, the protagonist; a homosexual.
- Ella, Bernard's wife.
- Elizabeth, the Sands's daughter.
- James, the Sands's son.
- Charles,a friend of Bernard's; a senior civil servant.
- Mrs Curry, the Sands's neighbour; a procuress for pedophiles.
- Hubert Rose, an architect and a pedophile.
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[edit] References to other works
- Angus Wilson said in an interview that the ending of the novel was Dickensian. [1]
[edit] Trivia
The novel was written in only four weeks.[1]
