Set in a small English seaside village, the novel follows the story of the youth John Vazetti with lives with his parents in a cottage with tearooms attached. John falls in love with a young woman, Madge, who is visiting family in the village. Although their relatives try to push the two apart they eventually run off to London where John is arrested and imprisoned.
Critical receptionedit
A reviewer in The Courier-Mail found that this "is a book of youth, misunderstood and battered by the blindness and prejudice of the hide-bound middle-aged. Put so baldly, it sounds commonplace, but there is nothing commonplace in the beautifully-written story. It tells with that delicacy of touch that is part of Mr. Martin Boyd's charm."[2]
In The Age, the reviewer was rather dismissive, noting: "Mr Boyd needs a bigger and better theme for the display of his literary talents."[3]
scandal, spring, 1934, novel, australian, writer, martin, boyd, authormartin, boydcountryaustralialanguageenglishgenrefictionpublisherj, dent, londonpublication, date1934media, typeprintpages245, pppreceded, bydearest, idol, followed, bythe, lemon, farm, conte. Scandal of Spring 1934 is a novel by Australian writer Martin Boyd 1 Scandal of SpringAuthorMartin BoydCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishGenreFictionPublisherJ M Dent LondonPublication date1934Media typePrintPages245 ppPreceded byDearest Idol Followed byThe Lemon Farm Contents 1 Story outline 2 Critical reception 3 See also 4 ReferencesStory outline editSet in a small English seaside village the novel follows the story of the youth John Vazetti with lives with his parents in a cottage with tearooms attached John falls in love with a young woman Madge who is visiting family in the village Although their relatives try to push the two apart they eventually run off to London where John is arrested and imprisoned Critical reception editA reviewer in The Courier Mail found that this is a book of youth misunderstood and battered by the blindness and prejudice of the hide bound middle aged Put so baldly it sounds commonplace but there is nothing commonplace in the beautifully written story It tells with that delicacy of touch that is part of Mr Martin Boyd s charm 2 In The Age the reviewer was rather dismissive noting Mr Boyd needs a bigger and better theme for the display of his literary talents 3 See also edit1934 in Australian literatureReferences edit Austlit Scandal of Spring by Martin Boyd Other Books The Courier Mail 5 May 1934 p18 Recent Fiction The Age 24 February 1934 p4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scandal of Spring amp oldid 863065206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
