Gallions Reach (novel)

Gallions Reach (1927) is a novel by H.M.Tomlinson first published by Heinemann in the UK and by Harper & Brothers in the US. The book was Tomlinson's debut novel.[1] It was republished by Penguin Books in 1952. It is a literary crime novel, initially set in London, in which Tomlinson uses real streets and locations for settings.

First edition (US)

The protagonist, Jimmy Colet, commits a serious crime near the start of the novel, and, despite originally intending to give himself up, leaves London by ship soon afterwards.

Tomlinson uses the stream-of-consciousness technique throughout the novel.

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  1. ^ Mayer, Frederick P. (1928). "H. M. TOomlinson: The Eternal Youth". Virginia Quarterly Review. 4 (1): 72. JSTOR 26434225.

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