The Pretty Gentleman edition by Max Fincher Literature Fiction eBooks
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The Pretty Gentleman is a queer historical thriller set in the art world of Regency London (1810-20).
George Rowlands, an aspiring young painter meets the charismatic Sir Henry Wallace who invites him to draw his sculpture collection and his good-looking valet Gregorio Franchese. Patronised by Wallace to study at the Royal Academy, George is befriended by the aloof John McCarther, assistant to the eccentric painter, Henry Fuseli. Meanwhile, Lady Arabella Wallace becomes increasingly suspicious of her husband’s enthusiasm for his new protégé.
When a male brothel, the White Swan, is exposed, Henry Wallace receives a letter of extortion in George’s handwriting. After Gregorio Franchese is found murdered, George is suspected when erotic drawings of Gregorio are discovered in his possession. Will he face the gallows, or will self-sacrifice and truth save his fate?
Mixing history with passion and drama, and touching on the dark and erotic aspects of the all-male Royal Academy, The Pretty Gentleman is a historical thriller which explores the themes of love, power, betrayal and truth in Regency society.
Max Fincher is the author of 'Queering Gothic in the Romantic Age' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007). He is a freelance tutor and writer, and lives in the UK. 'The Pretty Gentleman' is his first novel.
The Pretty Gentleman edition by Max Fincher Literature Fiction eBooks
I admit that when I discovered that it was a first-person narrative, I had my doubts because that's not what I usually prefer but nevertheless I continued reading and my mind simply forgot about it.It is a slow paced novel and for some reason the story grabbed me from the start maybe because of the very powerful and dramatic prologue, who knows! and it very easily kept my attention.
The interesting aspect is that there are two very contradictory POVs in this story and I found it to be very clever. It keeps the confusion very much alive as well as the mind .... The more things happen the less you know, nothing and nobody is what they seem and how I LOVE that !
There's an ever present atmosphere of mystery, disconcerting, oppressive and even kind of twisted that hovers around a world of pretense and lies !
I love this book for its colorful and descriptive prose, its unpredictability, I love the fight between innocence, cowardliness and madness. This story is strangely annoying and captivating at the same time! It's an unexpected playground for our mind and imagination.
The character of George, the young aspiring painter, is full of life and projects, curious and determined to succeed. He may be young, inexperienced and naive but nonetheless he asks himself a lot of interesting questions and we get to know him really well. He's a very loveable person who is too much of an easy prey for the more experienced and the wicked. It's a coming of age learned the hard way, to say the least.
Max Fincher's Regency thriller is a brilliant and fascinating work written with style that skillfully combined an impressive knowledge of the era and Fine Art with a very creative, rather complex and tortuous drama that left me in awe. I cannot but recommend it!
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The Pretty Gentleman edition by Max Fincher Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
So corny and boring, I could not get beyond the first few pages especially knowing that it would not get any better
Beautifully written and very clever. I cannot imagine a better gay historical mystery. Also to be applauded is the author's deft handling of emotions.
Although the lesson the main character learns about 1st "love" is universal, this book is a good none-the-less. Excitment builds and the read ends well tho abruptly.
Don't get too excited . Interesting and worth the time. Would read again in the future. Not sure I would buy others.
not bad, unfortunately the author's knowledge of greek mythology is a lacking as the main character's. when shown the statue of Diomedes, he is told that that character stole Athena from Troy and started the Trojan War.....NOT. Paris took Helen. Diomedes was only a participant, although he was favored by Athena.
In the prologue and first pages of the first chapter of Max Fincher's The Pretty Gentleman, we learn that George Rowlands, a young aspiring painter, is in a prison awaiting his death by hanging for supposedly killing the valet of his patron, Lord Henry Wallace.
The year is 1810. The place is Regency England.
George tells us he's innocent. "I had done nothing wrong. I had not committed any crime, except to love a man whom I thought loved me too."
If so, how did he end up awaiting his execution? And will he somehow escape the hangman's noose? If he doesn't, he says, he'll be a sacrifice "for that most demanding of gods, Society."
I couldn't possibly resist reading a novel with a hook like that. And as I read, I found myself whipping through the pages to find out what comes next.
The Pretty Gentleman is a wonderfully intricate novel. Knowing the entirely sympathetic but not flawless protagonist is awaiting his drop through the trap door of the gallows into nothingness made me suspect every other character of being the villain--or perhaps one of a party of villains.
So Fincher greatly entertained me even as he brought me face-to-face with sober reality. In the world of this story, where fortune and title rule, but same-sex intimacy is strictly forbidden, a lord craving it can pose as the patron of a man who shares his desire but lacks his money and position--if they keep the true nature of their relationship a dark secret.
When the possibility of the lord's exposure arises, what sort of man would go so far to prevent it as to let his latest "protégé" be hanged?
For those who read for the enjoyment of a well-told tale and yet wish to ponder deeper matters along the way, I highly recommend The Pretty Gentleman.
(As originally reviewed on Rainbow Book Reviews. Please visit rainbowbookreviews.com for other reviews that may be of interest.)
I admit that when I discovered that it was a first-person narrative, I had my doubts because that's not what I usually prefer but nevertheless I continued reading and my mind simply forgot about it.
It is a slow paced novel and for some reason the story grabbed me from the start maybe because of the very powerful and dramatic prologue, who knows! and it very easily kept my attention.
The interesting aspect is that there are two very contradictory POVs in this story and I found it to be very clever. It keeps the confusion very much alive as well as the mind .... The more things happen the less you know, nothing and nobody is what they seem and how I LOVE that !
There's an ever present atmosphere of mystery, disconcerting, oppressive and even kind of twisted that hovers around a world of pretense and lies !
I love this book for its colorful and descriptive prose, its unpredictability, I love the fight between innocence, cowardliness and madness. This story is strangely annoying and captivating at the same time! It's an unexpected playground for our mind and imagination.
The character of George, the young aspiring painter, is full of life and projects, curious and determined to succeed. He may be young, inexperienced and naive but nonetheless he asks himself a lot of interesting questions and we get to know him really well. He's a very loveable person who is too much of an easy prey for the more experienced and the wicked. It's a coming of age learned the hard way, to say the least.
Max Fincher's Regency thriller is a brilliant and fascinating work written with style that skillfully combined an impressive knowledge of the era and Fine Art with a very creative, rather complex and tortuous drama that left me in awe. I cannot but recommend it!
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