280 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140183078
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." Summering with a fellow schoolboy on a great English estate, Leo, the hero of L. P. Hartley's finest novel, encounters a world of unimagined luxury. But when his friend's beautiful...
Community Reviews Summary of 782 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
sad 48%
dark 22%
mysterious 19%
tense 19%
challenging 13%
adventurous 11%
funny 8%
lighthearted 4%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 34% | No: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide, Infidelity, ClassismMinor
Death, Death of parent280 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140183078
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." Summering with a fellow schoolboy on a great English estate, Leo, the hero of L. P. Hartley's finest novel, encounters a world of unimagined luxury. But when his friend's beautiful...
Community Reviews Summary of 782 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
sad 48%
dark 22%
mysterious 19%
tense 19%
challenging 13%
adventurous 11%
funny 8%
lighthearted 4%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 34% | No: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide, Infidelity, ClassismMinor
Death, Death of parent