Ethel M. Dell (1881–1939)
Autor/a de The Way of an Eagle
Sobre l'autor
Obres de Ethel M. Dell
The desire of his life 2 exemplars
Keksijän voitto 1 exemplars
Ruterknekt 1 exemplars
Grottans hemlighet 1 exemplars
Those Who Wait 1 exemplars
Complete Works: Fifteen Books 1 exemplars
O Sacrifício 1 exemplars
Pullman 1 exemplars
The Knight Errant The Friend Who Stood By The Right Man A Question of Trust Where the Heart Is 1 exemplars
A Man Under Authority 1 exemplars
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- Nom normalitzat
- Dell, Ethel M.
- Altres noms
- Savage, Ethel May Dell
- Data de naixement
- 1881-08-02
- Data de defunció
- 1939-09-19
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- País (per posar en el mapa)
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Streatham, London, England, UK
- Lloc de defunció
- Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Causa de la mort
- cancer
- Llocs de residència
- London, England, UK
- Professions
- romance novelist
short-story writer - Biografia breu
- Ethel May Dell was born on 2 August 1881 in Streatham, a suburb of London, England, UK. Her father was a clerk in the City of London and she had an older sister and brother. Her family was middle class and lived a comfortable life. She worked on a novel for several years, but it was rejected by eight publishers. Finally the publisher T. Fisher Unwin bought the book for their First Novel Library, a series which introduced a writer's first book. This book, titled The Way of an Eagle, was published in 1911 and by 1915 it had gone through thirty printings.
On 1922, she married a soldier, Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Tahourdin Savage, when she was forty years old, and the marriage was happy. Her husband resigned his commission on his marriage and Ethel Dell became the support of the family. Her husband devoted himself to her and fiercely guarded her privacy. For her part she went on writing, eventually producing about thirty novels and several volumes of short stories. Ethel's married name is recorded as Ethel Mary Savage. Ethel M. Dell died of cancer on 19 September 1939, at 58.
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- Obres
- 53
- Membres
- 517
- Popularitat
- #48,026
- Valoració
- 3.5
- Ressenyes
- 5
- ISBN
- 189
- Llengües
- 4
Olga is the heroine. She keeps house for her father (a doctor), a younger doctor named Max, and her uncle Nick (the hero of the first book, and by the way, there are hardly any scenes with Nick and his wife; in fact they spend a big part of the book on different continents... not a choice I would have expected after all the angst of getting them together. Life is evidently less bookworthy after marriage ;) but anyway).
Olga can't stand Max (the young doctor). Really can't stand him. Like, she stabs him with her needle one day. Which level of hatred can (logically) only mean one thing: they're destined to get married! Max seems sure of this all along, and as a result doesn't bother to actually court Olga, or signal that he likes her or anything. She's going to have to figure that one out on her own, because he's busy being the wise and cool Doctor Man.
Olga's best friend Violet comes to stay, ostensibly to distract Max so that he will irritate Olga less. But Violet is kinda crazy. Also an offensive guy-next-door keeps calling and trying to get Olga to marry him. Circumstances push Olga towards Max more and more, as an ally, maybe a friend, maybe more?
Halfway through the book, something tragic happens. And at this point the sage reader will nod knowingly and say to herself, "It's about time for brain fever." (The Edwardian novelist's catch-all plot device!!)
From this point on it's Olga trying to figure out what on earth happened that one tragic day, Max trying to keep it from her for her own good, a trip to India, an inferior but charming romantic interest, and lots of emotional conversations. Everything will be good in the end, but it takes a while.
I enjoyed the storytelling and also liked Max and Olga, though there were times I was impatient with both of them. The book is an easy read, by that I mean interesting, keeps things moving, and has climactic moments that come with a bang.
*Euthanasia is a mild thematic element.… (més)