Pointed Roofs Synopsis

The protagonist is miriam henderson seventeen years old.

Pointed roofs synopsis.

It s a very simple roof design and is inexpensive because the roof serves as both roof and walls. First uk edition of pointed roofs the opening chapter of dorothy richardson s pilgrimage pointed roofs project gutenberg internet archive amazon immediately launches into miriam henderson s long voyage of self discovery. To capture the intensity of miriam s seemingly mundane experiences richardson developed a new narrative technique labelled stream of consciousness by the author may sinclair. We ll publish them on our site once we ve reviewed them.

Pilgrimage pointed roofs is a coming of age story. Though the tale is simple it is not simply told. See gallery below see gallery below. The roof makes up much or all off the walls of the home.

It s steep pointed roof which extends all the way to the ground or close to the ground. The life of this character between the years of 1891 and 1915 is narrated in the book. Pointed roofs pilgrimage 1 by dorothy richardson. Like richardson she has been forced by her father s bankruptcy into finding paying work through one of the very limited set of choices available to a well bred somewhat schooled middle class young woman in the england of 1890s.

Pointed roofs tells the tale of miriam s first adventure as an adult teaching english at a finishing school in hanover germany. Richardson herself had left home in 1891 at seventeen to take up the post of student teacher at a school in hanover because of her father s financial problems. In pointed roofs seventeen years old miriam henderson has her first adventure as an adult teaching english at a finishing school in hanover germany. Pent roof pentice skirt roof if carried around the house.

Edited by stephen ross and tara thomson. A roof appended thus the name to the wall of a building and by implication having further roofs or terraces above. Being the main character of the story her story is the same as that of the author. Introduction by stephen ross.

This broadview edition places richardson s inventive narrative technique in the context of early twentieth century literary modernism showing the startling newness in may sinclair s words of richardson s writing. Pointed roofs is a compelling account of a young woman s dawning consciousness of what it means to be independent an individual and a woman in the early twentieth century. Add to my books books related to pointed roofs pilgrimage 1 skip this list. You submitted the following rating and review.