The Light and the DarkHouse of Stratus, 11 oct. 2008 - 392 pages The Light and the Dark is the second in the Strangers and Brothers series. The story is set in Cambridge, but the plot also moves to Monte Carlo, Berlin and Switzerland. Lewis Eliot narrates the career of a childhood friend. Roy Calvert is a brilliant but controversial linguist who is about to be elected to a fellowship. |
Table des matières
A Spring Afternoon | 3 |
Inspection at Dinner | 12 |
Two Resolves | 25 |
A Nature Marked Out by Fate | 35 |
Lesson in Politics | 42 |
The Beginning of a Sleepless Night | 58 |
Walk in the Moonlight | 65 |
Election of a Fellow | 76 |
Strain in a Great House | 190 |
A Cry in the Evening | 203 |
Part Three THE LAST ATTEMPT | 213 |
Two Dismissals | 215 |
A Nest of People | 228 |
Loss of a Temper | 237 |
Under the MercuryVapour Lamps | 251 |
SelfHatred | 260 |
Birthday Celebration | 86 |
A Moment of Grace | 95 |
Part TwoTHE GLIMMER OF HOPE | 103 |
Serene Night by the Sea | 105 |
Some Women | 114 |
A Complaint of Elusiveness | 123 |
One Way to Knowledge | 131 |
Tea in the DrawingRoom | 141 |
I Hate the Stars | 147 |
Struggle Through Summer Nights | 152 |
Outburst | 160 |
The Cost of Knowledge | 166 |
A Young Woman in Love | 172 |
Towards the Funeral | 182 |
Realism at a Cricket Match | 273 |
Waiting at Night | 281 |
Absolute Calm | 291 |
Part Four CLARITY | 295 |
A Noisy Winter Evening | 297 |
Journey into the Light | 309 |
Surrender and Relief | 324 |
Consequences of a Marriage | 333 |
The End of a Reproach | 346 |
Mist in the Park | 361 |
An Evening Without Incident | 366 |
Grief | 371 |
Memorial Service | 377 |
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