English Gentleman

by Sky Gilbert

Book Overview

Manny Masters is a failed graduate student of English Literature. He is bequeathed by his mentor, Leslie Sexton, a collection of letters stolen from the home of Nicholas Llewelyn Davies, the only surviving adopted son of J. M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan. The letters are what survives of a correspondence that included up to 2,000 exchanges between adoptive father and son, Michael Llewelyn Davies. In Manny's hands, these letters become academic fodder...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1896951554
• ISBN13: 9781896951553
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Cormorant Books
• Length: 262 Pages

Customer Reviews

Finally!

At last Gilbert has written an intelligent, disciplined work instead of the usual self-indulgent, semiautobiographical, mildly pornographic chatter of his previous novels.

A Great Read!

Sky Gilbert, one of Canada's premiere playwrights, has written an extremely entertaining fourth novel. You must buy it now! You will not regret it!