The Great Victorian Collection
The Great Victorian Collection by Brian Moore, published by Penguin Books in 1977, is a novel that explores the life of young historian Anthony Maloney. As he accumulates Victorian artifacts, these items significantly impact both his private and public existence, leading him to navigate the thin line between creative imagination and unsettling reality. This edition comprises 171 pages and is presented in English.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the complexities of Maloney’s experiences as he becomes increasingly entwined with his dreams and the artifacts he collects. The story touches on themes related to art and European history, inviting reflection on the interplay between creativity and the subconscious. This edition offers a unique perspective on the Victorian era through the lens of a historian’s journey, blending elements of fantasy and reality.
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An accumulation of Victorian artifacts, literally dreamed up by young, obscure historian Anthony Maloney has crucial effects on his private and public lives as it draws him nearer and nearer to the border between creative nightmare and deadly wakefulness
From the Publisher
‘A novel of great exuberance and inventiveness.’ –
Times Literary Supplement
‘There can be no novelist writing today who can match him for imaginative scope.’ – Anita Brookner Evening Standard
‘Brian Moore has mastered the literary magic trick of making the weighty seem effortless and unadorned.’ – New York Times
About the Author
Brian Moore was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1921. He served with the Ministry of War in North Africa, Italy, and France during the Second World War. He emigrated to Canada in 1948 and worked as a newspaper reporter for the Montreal
Gazette from 1948 until 1952.
While living in Canada, Moore wrote his first three novels,
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne,
The Feast of Lupercal, and
The Luck of Ginger Coffey, the first two set in Belfast, the third in Montreal. In 1959 he moved to the United States, but Canada continued to play a role in his later novels, including
I Am Mary Dunne,
The Great Victorian Collection, and
Black Robe. His many honours included two Governor General’s Awards for Fiction.
Brian Moore died in Malibu, California, in 1999.
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