George Passant
George Passant is the first published of C. P. Snow's series of novels Strangers and Brothers, but the second according to the internal chronology. It was first published under the name Strangers and Brothers. It was not published in the U.S. until 1960.[1]
 First edition (original title) | |
| Author | Charles Percy Snow |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Strangers and Brothers |
| Genre | Political fiction |
| Publisher | Macmillan Publishers |
Publication date | December 1940 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 320pp |
| ISBN | 0-333-04721-4 (hardcover edition) |
| OCLC | 12616695 |
| Preceded by | Time of Hope (reading order) |
| Followed by | The Light and the Dark (published order) The Conscience of the Rich (reading order) |
Plot synopsis
George Passant is a solicitor in a small English town, whose idealism and eccentricity lead him to accumulate a group of young followers in a mentor-like capacity. Narrated by Lewis Eliot, the novel has the more general background of Eliot's rising career and the changes in English society through the 20th century.
Reception
In a 1960 book review in Kirkus Reviews, the book was called a "slowly, closely pursued examination and rationale and an enlightened discussion of questions of conscience and conduct and commitment. And as such, if within a narrower margin, it is filled with the concerns which are so fundamentally and essentially a part of this writer's work and have attracted a firm following."[1]