Sinister Street, vol. 2
by Compton MacKenzie (1883–1972)
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- 13 hours to read
- 29 chapters
- Reading level: 7th grade
"Sinister Street, vol. 2" by Compton Mackenzie is the second volume of a novel published in 1914. This Bildungsroman follows Michael Fane and his sister Stella, two children born out of wedlock to wealthy parents in Edwardian England. The novel traces Michael's development from boyhood through his experiences at Oxford and into sophisticated young adulthood, capturing a vanished generation with lavish detail. This second volume continues the journey begun in the first, exploring themes of identity, social class, and coming of age.
- Bildungsromans
- Illegitimate children
- England · Social life and customs
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Book One: Dreaming Spires
Bright memories of young poetic pleasure In free companionship, the loving stress Of all life-beauty, lull’d in studious leisure, When every Muse was jocund with excess Of fine delight and tremulous happiness; The breath of an indolent unbridled June, When delicate thought fell from the dreamy moon: But now strange care, sorrow, and grief oppress. Robert Bridges.
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This free edition of Sinister Street, vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #33798, released 2010-09-22. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Novels, British Literature, History - Schools & Universities.
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