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On page 36-37 of Niall Williams The Time of the Child, George Moore's The Lake is referenced for the 1st time.
William's also presents the interiority of his character Dr Troy while he is driving to and from visiting patients, not because he must, but because this is his activity (like Lake walking) that allows him to soul-search.
In The Lake the drama passes within the priest's soul, as it does too with Dr Troy.
— Jan 08, 2026 03:01AM
William's also presents the interiority of his character Dr Troy while he is driving to and from visiting patients, not because he must, but because this is his activity (like Lake walking) that allows him to soul-search.
In The Lake the drama passes within the priest's soul, as it does too with Dr Troy.
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"my reason for liking 'The Lake' is related to the very great difficulty of the telling, for the one vital event in the priest's life befell him before the story opens...it was necessary to recount the priest's life during the course of his walk by the shores...weaving his memories continually, without losing sight, however, of the long, winding, mere-like lake, wooded to its shores, with hills appearing into mist
— Jan 08, 2026 02:55AM
