 First edition | |
| Author | T. F. Powys |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genres | Novel, Allegory |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus |
Publication date | 1927 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| OCLC | 652411449 |
| Followed by | Unclay (1931) |
Mr. Weston's Good Wine is a novel by T. F. Powys, first published in 1927.[1]
It describes an evening in 1923 when Mr. Weston, who is apparently a wine merchant, but is evidently God, visits the fictional village of Folly Down in Dorset, and meets some of its individuals, whose backgrounds and lives leading up to this day are described during the course of the novel. Mr. Weston's colleague is named Michael, which is an allusion to the Archangel.[2] For a while time stands still, and these individuals, according to their possessing qualities of good or evil, find their ultimate reward.
The fictitious village of Folly Down in this novel and other works by T. F. Powys is based on Chaldon Herring, where he lived from 1904 until 1940.[3]
- ^ Brian Stableford, "Mr. Weston's Good Wine", in: Frank N. Magill, ed. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature, Vol 3. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, Inc., 1983. ISBN 0-89356-450-8. pp. 1047-1051.
- ^ Richard Perceval Graves,The Brothers Powys. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984, p.193.
- ^ Richard Perceval Graves,The Brothers Powys pp. 57, 305; Blamires, H. A Guide to twentieth century literature in English. London: Taylor & Francis, 1983, p.225.