Mr. Fortune's Maggot; and, The Salutation by Sylvia Townsend Warner

Mr. Fortune's Maggot; and, The Salutation

Sylvia Townsend Warner with Adam Mars-Jones

227 pages first pub 1932 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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After a decade in one South Seas mission, a London bank-clerk-turned-minister sets his heart on serving a remote volcanic island. Fanua contains neither cannibals nor Christians, but its citizens, his superior warns, are like children—immoral chil...

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Moods

reflective 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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