Troy Chimneys is a 1953 historical novel by the British writer Margaret Kennedy.[1][2] It was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction.[3]

Troy Chimneys
First edition (UK)
AuthorMargaret Kennedy
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
PublisherMacmillan
Rinehart (US)
Publication date
1953
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Synopsis

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While recovering from illness, a Victorian gentleman decides to read the diaries of his Regency Era ancestor Miles Lufton.

References

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  1. ^ Vinson p.403
  2. ^ Wallace p.106
  3. ^ Hammill p.150

Bibliography

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  • Hammill, Faye. Women, Celebrity, and Literary Culture Between the Wars. University of Texas Press, 2007.
  • Vinson, James. Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers. Macmillan, 1982.
  • Wallace, Diana. The Woman's Historical Novel: British Women Writers, 1900-2000. Springer, 2004.