The Tale or Mr. Peter Brown is a story by Vita Sackville-West.
While she is most widely recognized as the lover of English
novelist Virginia Woolf, Sackville-West was a popular and gifted
poet, playwright, and novelist in her own right. A prominent
lesbian and bohemian figure, Sackville-West was also the daughter
of an English Baron, granting her a unique and often divided
perspective on life in the twentieth century. The Tale of Mr. Peter
Brown is a tale of mystery, romance, and loneliness. "[H]e let his
gaze dwell on me as he passed; let it dwell on me quite
perceptibly, quite definitely, with an air of curious speculation,
a hesitation, almost an appeal, and I thought he was about to
speak, but instead of that he crushed his hat, an old black
wideawake, down over his strange white hair, and hurrying
resolutely on towards the swing-doors of the restaurant, he passed
out and was lost in the London night." Mr. Peter Brown is a man
with secrets. The next time he encounters the narrator, he shares
the story of his life. Formerly homeless, he was taken in by his
friends, a married couple who were generous enough to give him food
and shelter. As he spends more and more time with them, he begins
to observe their unhappiness, how the wife not only fears her
husband, but seems to disdain him. Soon, he begins an illicit
affair, making love to his friend while her husband is away on
business. Tragic and sinister, The Tale of Mr. Peter Brown is a
story of human desire. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Vita
Sackville-West's The Tale of Mr. Peter Brown is a classic of
English literature reimagined for modern readers.
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