A Spirit in Prison: A Story of the Bay of Naples
Aug 2026 · Aeneas Press
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The Bay of Naples: a widow, her daughter, an island, and a young man who does not know whose son he is. Hichens made his name at twenty-nine with The Green Carnation, an anonymous satire on Wilde so accurate it was withdrawn after the trials; here he writes the south — heat, water, a mother's secret — at enormous length and with real hypnotic power. Fifty-seven plates of coastal light and motherhood, from Böcklin to Mancini, match the novel's island setting and its buried maternal secret.
The Bay of Naples: a widow, her daughter, an island, and a young man who does not know whose son he is. Hichens made his name at twenty-nine with The Green Carnation, an anonymous satire on Wilde so accurate it was withdrawn after the trials; here he writes the south — heat, water, a mother's sec...
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Robert Hichens (1864–1950) was an English novelist and journalist. After working as a music critic for the London Evening Standard, he wrote a series of novels including The Prophet of Berkeley Square, A Spirit in Prison, In the Wilderness, December Love, and The Woman with the Fan.
Robert Hichens (1864–1950) was an English novelist and journalist. After working as a music critic for the London Evening Standard, he wrote a series of novels including The Prophet of Berkeley Square, A Spirit in Prison, In the Wilderness, December Love, and The Woman with the Fan.
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