Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The Lifted Veil by George Eliot
RIP Book #5
Does having unlimited knowledge about a person or subject hinder or help an individual? That is the question behind Eliot's short story "The Lifted Veil." Fans of George Eliot will see that this short story is quite different from her other works. Most noteable about "The Lifted Veil" is that fact that we have a narrator who is not nameless. Latimer, who has the "poetic disposition" yet writes no poetry, has taken it upon himself to write his life story at his last living moment. He considered himself a clairvoyant who could see bits of future as well into the souls of those whose veils can be lifted.
Jealous of his brother, he hopes to win the affection of his brother's soon to be wife Bertha. One day he gets a vision that he and Bertha are married and they hate each other, and Bertha wishes him dead. Terrified of the fact that the woman he has been after his whole life will hate him, he still hopes that he wins her from his brother.
A little dark, full of visions and veils. This story is a quick read but it lingers in your mind long after you have finished it. I recommend it, kind of creepy a good October read.
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Wow! That sounds like a strange book but worth reading - as long as it is written well. I admit to not enjoying most of her works so far. :(
That sounds like an interesting departure. I'll have to check it out.
And chiming in really late on the Collins/Dickens debate, I do think that Dickens is the better writer but no way is Collins books trash. Trash? That's a bit harsh.
That sounds like an interesting read! Will have to write it down so I can remember it.
It sounds great, I'll have to add this to my list of 'to read' books.
Sounds excellent!!
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