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T. F. Powys (1875–1953)

Author of Mr. Weston's Good Wine

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Works by T. F. Powys

Mr. Weston's Good Wine (1927) 210 copies
Unclay (1931) 76 copies
Mr. Tasker's Gods (1929) 27 copies
Kindness in a Corner (1930) 17 copies
Fables (1929) 17 copies
The left leg (1923) 16 copies
God's Eyes A-Twinkle (1947) 13 copies
Mark Only (1924) 10 copies
The Market Bell (1991) 8 copies
Soliloquies of a Hermit (1918) 8 copies
Innocent Birds (1926) 7 copies
The two thieves (1971) 5 copies
Black Bryony (1923) 5 copies
Goat Green (1937) 4 copies
The Only Penitent (1931) 4 copies
When Thou Wast Naked (1931) 4 copies
Mock's Curse (1995) 3 copies
The key of the field (1930) 3 copies
Father Adam (1990) 3 copies
Mockery Gap (1925) 3 copies
Gli dèi di Mr. Tasker (2017) 1 copy
Gold 1 copy
No Room 1 copy
The Devil 1 copy
A Loud Lie 1 copy
Jesus' Walk 1 copy
The Gong 1 copy
The Rival Pastors (1927) 1 copy
King Duck 1 copy
My Money 1 copy
Christ In The Cupboard (1930) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Fireside Book of Christmas Stories (1945) — Contributor — 280 copies
The Second Penguin Book of English Short Stories (1972) — Contributor, some editions — 118 copies
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror (1979) — Contributor — 76 copies
Modern Short Stories (1939) — Contributor — 49 copies
England forteller : britiske og irske noveller (1970) — Contributor — 9 copies
Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries (1935) — Contributor — 9 copies
Bachelor's Quarters: Stories from Two Worlds (1944) — Contributor — 7 copies
American Aphrodite (Volume Two, Number Six) (1952) — Contributor — 4 copies
American Aphrodite Vol. 2 No. 7 (1952) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Furnival book of short stories (1932) — Contributor — 3 copies
West Country Short Stories (1949) — Contributor — 2 copies
American Aphrodite (Volume Three, Number Ten) (1953) — Contributor — 2 copies
Theodore : Essays on T.F. Powys — Contributor — 2 copies
Charles' Wain. A Miscellany Of Short Stories (1933) — Contributor — 1 copy

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"Do not be disturbed, Mr. Bunce", [Mr Grobe] said, "for as God is so little heeded amongst men, He is not likely to be very much missed."
"I shall miss Him", said the landlord, "very much indeed, for who are we to blame now for all the wickedness of the world?"
"We must blame ourselves", said Mr Grobe readily.


A beguiling little allegory. I'm not sure if I adore this book or not, but it's one that will remain with me.
 
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therebelprince | 7 other reviews | Oct 24, 2023 |
It's an interesting concept and very well written. It has an almost Dickensian feel to it.
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ZephyrusW | 3 other reviews | Jan 18, 2019 |
This is a very quirky book, almost 4 stars but couldn't bring myself to go quite that high, whereas I can easily commit to 3.

It's apparently an allegory, but I'm not so sure--it seems to me that it is what it is, given Mr. Weston being another name for God, and that Mr. Weston likes to speak in metaphors, but otherwise it seems to be taken at face value. God (Mr. Weston) comes to town (two of them, but the second turns out to be the important one), and eventually gets involved with the townspeople.

The townspeople are what keeps this from 4 stars-ness. They're an odd bunch, not particularly likeable, not particularly realistic. There's none of the joy of, say, Edward Scissorhands and its offbeat residents. They're all obsessed with something or other, and they seem, most of them, excessively concerned with sex (described as doings under the old oak tree). If it's an allegory, I have no hope of understanding what any of them stood for, especially Mrs Vosper or Mr. Grunter, or why anyone would think Mr. Grunter capable of all he was assumed to have done, or why anyone would think to let him if it were true.

If you enjoy oddities (The Hearing Trumpet, The Towers of Trebizon) of a certain age, and I do, this volume will have some charm, and you will be surprised it was published and has somewhat survived. But this can hardly be a race-out-and-read-at-all-costs kind of book, it just isn't compelling enough, though there are moments throughout that are beautifully written. Skillful ... and strange.
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