A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel by Tom Phillips

A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel

Tom Phillips

367 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

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In the mid-1960s, Tom Phillips took a forgotten nineteenth-century novel, W. H. Mallock's A Human Document, and began working over the extant text to create something new. The artist writes, "I plundered, mined, and undermined its text to make it ...

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Moods

challenging 75%
reflective 50%
mysterious 37%
funny 25%
inspiring 25%
lighthearted 25%
adventurous 12%
relaxing 12%

Pace

slow 75%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 75% | Character: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | N/A: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | N/A: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

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