This book's basic premise: A wealthy horticulturalist devises an experiment in which a man will remain in a suite of exquisitely-appointed underground rooms for 7 years, never seeing or speaking to another human being. His every need regarding food, laundry, wood and coal, etc. will be attended to. He will have a collection of books as well as an organ at his disposal. He will write down his thoughts in the journals provided. At the end of the experiment, he will receive £50 annually for the rest of his life.
What this novel is actually about: A rich asocial dude treats a human being like one of his beloved plants, and everyone involved in the project is obsessed by sex, and then everything goes to hell.
What this novel is actually about: A rich asocial dude treats a human being like one of his beloved plants, and everyone involved in the project is obsessed by sex, and then everything goes to hell.
I borrowed this e-book from the Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec.
rating: **
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