 First edition | |
| Author | Anthony Powell |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | James Broom-Lynne |
| Language | English |
| Series | A Dance to the Music of Time |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 242 pp |
| Preceded by | The Kindly Ones |
| Followed by | The Soldier's Art |
The Valley of Bones is the seventh novel in Anthony Powell's twelve-volume series A Dance to the Music of Time. Published in 1964, it is the first of the war trilogy.[1]
The novel is separated into four chapters. The concluding sections of the previous novel, The Kindly Ones, show series protagonist Nick Jenkins trying to join the army.[2] At the beginning of this novel, it is early in 1940 and the reader sees that he has succeeded.[3]
- ^ Stacey, Bernard. War Dance : A Glossary of the Military Terms and References in the War Trilogy Novels in Anthony Powell's "A Dance to the Music of Time." Greenford: Anthony Powell Society; 2017.
- ^ Anthony Powell Society, "The Kindly Ones", accessed May 21, 2020
- ^ Anthony Powell Society, "The Valley of Bones", accessed May 21, 2020