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Basil Everman
Elsie Singmaster's "Basil Everman" explores the complexities of interpersonal relations within the close-knit setting of small town life. A work of literary fiction, the novel delves into the timeless themes of romance and coming of age. Singmaster masterfully portrays the intricacies of human connection, capturing the nuances of love, friendship, and community bonds. Readers will be drawn into a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary through the lens of human experience. "Basil Everman" is a classic tale of romance and relationships that continues to resonate with its profound observations about life and love. A meticulously prepared reprint of a historical text, this edition offers a fresh opportunity to rediscover Singmaster's poignant story.
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
188 pages, Hardcover
Published March 28, 2025
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January 7, 2015
Basil, dead twenty years, has had his writings rediscovered and, on the basis of a handful of published stories, is hailed as a genius. This sits ill with his sister, who fears the taint of scandal. In the small college town where he grew up, his nephew has just graduated, and begins making eyes at a female classmate of perhaps-undetermined parentage.
I would've liked to have given this a higher rating -- Singmaster really does write well, and is entertainingly scathing about the full-of-himself journalist and the similarly full-of-herself faculty wife/social climber, but the subplot about the sister's fears that Bad Things will be revealed about her brother isn't nearly convincing enough. There's also a bit too much of people --particularly the two lovers -- holding information back from one another, for no compelling reason other than to provide a bit of drama.
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