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Afternoon of an Autocrat

por Norah Lofts

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England, 1790s: Amid the Enclosures, bringing both misery and progress in their wake, Sir Charles Augustus Shelmadine, a benevolent autocrat, rules the village of Clevely with a gentle but firm hand. But his sudden death heralds the arrival from India of his son and heir Richard - a secretive, dissolute man with a browbeaten wife, Linda. Richard's presence spreads unease in the village, as he has strange ideas and even stranger friends - foremost among them Mr Mundford, who neither ages nor loses at cards, and whose name is linked to the infamous Hell Fire Club. As Mr Mundford and Richard begin to explore the mysteries of Mithras worship, the young amber-eyed Damask Greenway, with her family in difficulties, ponders a power all her own. The question is, can Linda put everything to rights?… (mais)
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As the patriarch of the all-powerful Shelmadine family, Sir Charles Augustus Shelmadine was known by all to be a benevolent autocrat. He ruled his little village 'kingdom' with a gentle but firm hand, and was genuinely liked and respected by his tenants for his warm demeanor. He kindly instructed his tenants on the best way to grow their crops; raise their children and handle their love affairs. However, when Sir Charles passed away rather suddenly and unexpectedly, the village stirred uneasily.

The villagers main unease grew from the arrival of the new Squire, Sir Richard Shelmadine. As Sir Charles' son, Sir Richard had recently returned from overseas and seemed quite ready and more than eager to take over his father's title. However, Sir Richard was an unusually secretive man; and the new squire had some very strange ideas. He also surrounded himself with even stranger friends - friends like the mysterious Mr. Mundford.

The strangest thing about Mr. Mundford was that he never seemed to age, and his name was linked to the terrible and infamous Hellfire Club. Mr. Mundford was also very interested in many things that shouldn't ever have interested him. His interest bordered on obsession, really - an almost unholy fascination...with the ruins of an ancient Roman temple; with what happened in the village on All-Hallow's Night; and most especially with a silent and somber young woman with amber eyes called Damask Greenway.

I have always loved Norah Lofts as an author, and despite finding the plot slightly more intricate than I was expecting, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I would definitely give this book an A+! and will certainly be keeping it on my bookshelf to read again. ( )
  moonshineandrosefire | Feb 6, 2012 |
WARNING: Contains Spoilers

This novel features a Methodist woman who has a very religious father. A handsome male becomes infatuated with this naieve woman but then loses interest. She starts having out of body experiences that just appear like love sick behaviours. She befriends an elderly woman who wanders and is thought mad by her family. The squire of the village dies and his son takes over. He's very unkind and his wife tolerable. A strange pre-Christian pagan temple is found under the Squire's house as renovation occurs. It is creepy as virginal women are hired to perform strange rites by this weird character the squire gets involved with. Prior to all this happening there is a seemingly unrelated vision of an Indian ruler's palace and person. In conclusion 'Afternoon Of An Autocrat' is a very strange historical novel that is also very supernatural and a little freaky.
  Treesa | Jun 28, 2009 |
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Original title, Afternoon of an Autocrat; re-published as The Deadly Gift and as The Devil in Clevely; reprinted under the original title, 1978.
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England, 1790s: Amid the Enclosures, bringing both misery and progress in their wake, Sir Charles Augustus Shelmadine, a benevolent autocrat, rules the village of Clevely with a gentle but firm hand. But his sudden death heralds the arrival from India of his son and heir Richard - a secretive, dissolute man with a browbeaten wife, Linda. Richard's presence spreads unease in the village, as he has strange ideas and even stranger friends - foremost among them Mr Mundford, who neither ages nor loses at cards, and whose name is linked to the infamous Hell Fire Club. As Mr Mundford and Richard begin to explore the mysteries of Mithras worship, the young amber-eyed Damask Greenway, with her family in difficulties, ponders a power all her own. The question is, can Linda put everything to rights?

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