The Kindly Ones (Powell novel)

The Kindly Ones
First edition
AuthorAnthony Powell
Cover artistJames Broom-Lynne
LanguageEnglish
SeriesA Dance to the Music of Time
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1962
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages254 pp
Preceded byCasanova's Chinese Restaurant 
Followed byThe Valley of Bones 

The Kindly Ones (published in 1962) is a novel by Anthony Powell that forms the sixth in his twelve-volume sequence, A Dance to the Music of Time.[1] The book's title relates to the placatory name given to the Furies of Greek mythology and chiefly addresses the period just before and after Britain enters World War II. The book is dedicated "For R.W.K.C.", the biographer and historian R. W. Ketton-Cremer.[2]

  1. ^ Kirkus Reviews
  2. ^ Jay, Mike. (2013) "Who Were the Dedicatees of Powell’s Works?" The Anthony Powell Society Newsletter.50 (spring): 9-10.