Red Eve

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Red Eve
First edition (UK)
AuthorH. Rider Haggard
Cover artistA. C. Michael
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHodder & Stoughton (UK)
Grosset & Dunlap (US)
Publication date
1911

Red Eve is a historical novel with fantasy elements, by British writer

Edward III.[1] Red Eve depicts the Battle of Crécy and the Black Death, and also features a supernatural personification of Death called Murgh.[2]

Reception

Discussing Red Eve, E. F. Bleiler stated "While the personalities are still stereotyped, the tendency to be sententious is not as obtrusive as usual, and the narrative is relatively brisk. The introduction of Murgh as a symbol is successful."[3] Pamela Cleaver called Red Eve a "stirring tale" and said "the incidents...keep one reading until the end". However, Cleaver criticised the novel's characterisation, saying that that novel's principals were "all stock characters."[4] Darrell Schweitzer described Red Eve as "a later novel of particular interest", saying it began as a "costume romance", but became a weird fiction novel with the "introduction of the character Murgh, a personification of the Black Death."[5]

References

  1. ^ "Red Eve (H. Rider Haggard)". The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 14 October 1911. p. 31. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. (p. 17).
  3. (pgs. 218-219).
  4. (pg. 298)
  5. (pgs. 407-408)

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