The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown

The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown

The brutish John Gourlay is a merchant in the village of Barbie, envied and resented by the villagers because of his success, which is symbolised in his prestigious house with green shutters. He dominates and bullies his family, in particular his gifted, sensitive but weak son.

George Douglas Brown was born in 1869 in Ayrshire. The illegitimate son of a local farmer, he was raised by his mother. He gained a bursary to the University of Glasgow and later a scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford. After his mother's death, Brown moved to London and began a career in journalism. He contributed to a variety of journals and, in the autumn of 1900, began writing The House With the Green Shutters, which was favourably received and compared to Balzac and Stevenson. Aged only 33, he died of pneumonia in 1902.

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ISBN 13	9781846975387
ISBN 10	1846975387
Title	The House with the Green Shutters
Author	George Douglas Brown
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2020-04-02
Number of pages	336
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