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Title details for The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown - Available

The House with the Green Shutters

by George Douglas Brown
Dorothy McMillan
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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. Ultimately, his refusal to acknowledge the arrival of the railway and to adapt to the increasing industrialisation of Ayrshire precipitates murder, suicide and his family's tragic downfall.
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Publisher: Polygon

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  • ISBN: 9780857902689
  • Release date: March 19, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9780857902689
  • File size: 1102 KB
  • Release date: March 19, 2015

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Fiction Literature

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English

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. Ultimately, his refusal to acknowledge the arrival of the railway and to adapt to the increasing industrialisation of Ayrshire precipitates murder, suicide and his family's tragic downfall.
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