The key of the chest
Gunn, Neil M. (Neil Miller), 1891-19731986
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In 'The key of the chest' Neil Gunn returns to the world of the small Highland community. From the opening pages, when Dougald the shepherd strides through the stormy dusk to the little village shop, the mood is one of darkness and tension which persists as the story develops. Dougald's brother Charlie is under suspicion of having murdered a shipwrecked seaman and stolen from his chest. A disgraced divinity student who has lost his faith, Charlie is a man at odds with the world, and his forbidden love affair with the minister's daughter, Flora, holds the potential for major tragedy. The local doctor quietly observes the mounting crisis helping where he can but powerless to prevent the final catastrophe that so nearly destroys two innocent victims of the enclosed village environment.
Main title:
The key of the chest / by Neil M. Gunn.
Imprint:
London : Souvenir, 1986.
Collation:
262p ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published, London , Faber, 1945.Originally published: London : Faber, 1945.
ISBN:
978028562754302856273410285627546 (pbk)9780285627345
Dewey class:
823.912
Local class:
FICFReserve stockF.
Language:
English
Index terms:
Fiction in English1900-1945Texts
BRN:
55366