Colin II
A Psychological Study of Family Duty, Repressed Affection, and the Manners of Respectable English SocietyBy E. F. Benson
Length8h 45m
About this audiobook
In Colin II, E. F. Benson continues the fortunes of the protagonist introduced in Colin, extending a narrative concerned with character, social expectation, and the often comic pressures of respectable English life. The novel belongs to the tradition of the Edwardian and interwar social novel, combining domestic observation with psychological nuance and a finely controlled sense of irony. Benson's prose is polished, urbane, and conversational, attentive to the rituals of class, friendship, courtship, and family while remaining alert to the private uncertainties beneath public manners. As a sequel, the book gains much of its interest from the development of an established personality rather than from sensational incident: Colin's experiences become a vehicle for examining maturity, self-knowledge, and the persistence of social convention. Benson brought to this work an unusually broad cultural formation. The son of the Archbishop of Canterbury, educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, he was an archaeologist, schoolmaster, essayist, and prolific novelist. His experience of institutions and privileged society informed his precise understanding of English manners, while his literary career ranged from historical fiction and comedy to psychological and supernatural writing. Colin II reflects this synthesis of observation, learning, and affectionate skepticism. Readers interested in the evolution of the English novel of manners will find Colin II especially rewarding. It is best approached as both a continuation of Colin's personal story and a subtle study of the social world that shapes it, offering wit, atmosphere, and discerning psychological commentary.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, General Fiction
Length8 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 9, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The making of a bigot (Annotated)
9CHAPTER I
2PREFACE
10CHAPTER II
3INTRODUCTION
11CHAPTER III
4CHAPTER I
12CHAPTER IV
5CHAPTER II
13CHAPTER V
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6CHAPTER III
14CHAPTER VI
7CHAPTER IV
15CHAPTER VII
8CHAPTER V
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