'A\ Livre Leannine—By Doreen ince, Ernest Benn, Ltd one The book is advertised as dealing with the question: Isa university lcducation a misfortune to one whos upbringing has been ina diferent atmosphere?" Obviously, it may or may not be. The results are not. ways the same, And I think the louther implied this ju her title—a ttle learning' isa Wangerous, but Met, necessarily a disastrous, thing.
To my mind, the characters. a Imore interesting. than the problem. Olive, the clever daughter' (Olivia when she goes up to Oxford), deny-her gipsy blood, reading Chaucer id Shakespeare at midnight to rake up for'not getting educated at ome.
The mother, who came of labouring stock and had, the gipsy strain, so proud of Dlive's cleverness that's never expected her to soil hor hands with work: "I made applejacks for fea, and I'l warrant. you. could manage a kipper first, if you've had nawthen but a sangwidge!" Lizz the. sister, whispering, "Nothe papered the bedroom for you, Say summar about it!" Canny. Lizzi who. knew what she wanted. an loved the new-born pise—no amount lof learning could have spoiled her, Glem, the brother, -black-browed, Jnon-committal, not quite right in the head. Roger' Dennison, the artist, with whom Olive falls' desperately into an unrequited love—long, lean land fair, his worn face haunted her. Uncle Hinnery." the gipsy relive, kicking ble whale Lamly aut of the van: "Get out and don't you ever Jcome back, any on yer. Get out, generation of vipers!' Wake me wi yer blaring, and fi kill the lot ther, alone would k Wworth-while. Clean, tactical wisdom and his great heart: "You see, summar's ahus got to die so that others can live. You know all about tht. A ara adetrine. "World ud be too full men and For a first novel then: ch that live; description good and: not too much of it; bits of homely philosophy that show the author insight into life in general and Junderstanding of the Suffolk: lagers in particular, Unique among modern novels, in that there is little sex—and no muck 6-7
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