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"The Devil Is An English Gentleman" by John Cournos (1932)

Apr 11, 2015 00:39

In her essay on John Cournos in American Writers In Europe: 1850 To The Present, Marilyn Schwinn Smith comments on a general lack of Cournos scholarship, stating that "although the quantity and quality of his publications testify to an ambition and and aspiration no less energetic than that of his better known, compatriot friends and colleagues … ( Read more... )

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anonymous January 29 2018, 01:27:55 UTC

This is a fascinating post (I've not yet found much info about Cournos) -- thank you. I draw some comfort from knowing that Sayers is having the last laugh, albeit posthumously, and that perhaps even when his book was published its mediocrity gave her some satisfaction. Thanks again.

sonetka January 29 2018, 06:02:36 UTC

Glad to be of help! I don't know what Sayers' reaction to his book was; I fear she was probably distressed over his quoting her letters and giving her character a secret son as well. Ultimately, though, all the book does is prove that Philip Boyes's real life equivalent was every bit as bad if not worse than Sayers painted him, so really the only person Cournos damaged, ultimately, was himself.