内容简介
MarkingthethirtiethanniversaryofTheophilusNorth,thisbeautifulneweditionfeaturesWilder'sunpublishednotesforthenovelandotherilluminatingdocumentarymaterial,allofwhichisincludedinanewAfterwordbyTappanWilder.ThelastofWilder'sworkspublishedduringhislifetime,thisnovelispartautobiographicalandparttheimaginedadventureofhistwinbrotherwhodiedatbirth.Settingouttoseetheworldinthesummerof1926,TheophilusNorthgetsasfarasNewport,RhodeIsland,beforehiscarbreaksdown.Tosupporthimself,TheophilustakesjobsintheelegantmansionsalongOceanDrive,justasWilderhimselfdidinthesamedecade.Soontheyoungmanfindshimselfplayingtherolesoftutor,spy,confidant,lover,friend,andenemyashebecomesentangledintheintriguesofbothupstairsanddownstairsinaglitteringsocietydominatedbyleisure.NarratedbytheelderlyNorthfromadistanceoffiftyyears,TheophilusNorthisafascinatingcommentaryonyouthandeducationfromthevantagepointofage,anddeftlydisplaysWilder'strademarkwitjuxtaposedwithhislivelyandtimelessruminationsonwhatreallymattersaboutlife,love,andworkattheendoftheday—evenafteravisittoNewport.