The Westcotes

By Arthur Quiller-Couch

Book Overview

The Westcotes is a novel written by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch. It was first published in 1917 and is set in the fictional town of Porthkerris, Cornwall. The story revolves around the Westcote family, who are wealthy and influential members of the community. The family consists of the elderly Mrs. Westcote, her son, John, and his wife, Mary.John and Mary have two children, a son named Dick and a daughter named Betty. Dick is a soldier who is fighting in World War I, while Betty is a young woman who is struggling to find her place in the world. The novel explores the dynamics of the Westcote family, their relationships with each other and with the other residents of Porthkerris.As the war rages on, the Westcotes find themselves facing a number of challenges. John is forced to confront his own mortality, while Mary struggles to cope with the loss of her son. Betty becomes involved with a local artist, but their relationship is complicated by the social expectations of the time.Throughout the novel, Quiller-Couch explores themes of love, loss, and the changing social landscape of early 20th century England. The Westcotes is a poignant and thought-provoking novel that offers a glimpse into the lives of a wealthy and privileged family during a time of great upheaval.But the scene impressed her sharply, and she carried away a very lively picture of it. The old Roman villa had been built about a hollow square open to the sky, and this square now formed the great hall of Bayfield. Deep galleries of two stories surrounded it, in place of the old colonnaded walk. Out of these opened the principal rooms of the house, and above them, upon a circular lantern of clear glass, was arched a painted dome. Sheathed on the outside with green weather-tinted copper, and surmounted by a gilt ball, this dome (which could be seen from the Axcester High Street when winter stripped the Bayfield elms) gave the building something of the appearance of an observatory.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419187686
• ISBN13: 9781419187681
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.3"