As Other Men Are is a 1925 collection of short stories by the English author Dornford Yates (Cecil William Mercer), first published in The Windsor Magazine. The title is a reference to the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican.
 First edition | |
| Author | Dornford Yates |
|---|---|
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Ward Lock & Co[1] |
Publication date | 1925[1] |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 317[1] |
Plot edit
The book consists of ten short stories, many of which revolve around the relations between an impecunious former officer of the Great War and a woman of wealth.[2] The title of each is the name of a significant male character.
Background edit
The stories were written for The Windsor Magazine.[3]
Chapters edit
| Chapter | Book Title | Windsor Title | Date | Volume | Issue | Pages | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Jeremy | Unto Caesar | June 1924 | LX | 354 | 3-16 | Norah Schlegel |
| II | Simon | Shorn Lambs | July 1924 | LX | 355 | 119-131 | Norah Schlegel |
| III | Toby | Without Prejudice | August 1924 | LX | 356 | 239-251 | Norah Schlegel |
| IV | Oliver | Old Ale | September 1924 | LX | 357 | 353-364 | Norah Schlegel |
| V | Christopher | The Lord Of The Manor | October 1924 | LX | 358 | 473-485 | Norah Schlegel |
| VI | Ivan | Leading Strings | December 1924 | LXI | 360 | 23-35 | Norah Schlegel |
| VII | Hubert | Contrary Winds | January 1925 | LXI | 361 | 135-146 | Norah Schlegel |
| VIII | Titus | Ways And Means | February 1925 | LXI | 362 | 255-270 | Norah Schlegel |
| IX | Peregrine | Fallen Sparrows | November 1924 | LX | 359 | 587-598 | Norah Schlegel |
| X | Derry | The Flat Of The Sword | March 1925 | LXI | 363 | 377-390 | Norah Schlegel |
Critical reception edit
The author’s biographer AJ Smithers noted that these tales have a rather harsher tone than that of the earlier stories.[4] Although they all have a happy ending, as required by the editor of The Windsor Magazine, he felt that by this date the writer was no longer seeing romance in the old-fashioned way.[4] Some of his women can be greedy and vinegar-tongued, particularly the American women.[4] Mercer's own wife, Bettine, was American and Smithers speculated that his tone was a reflection of the couple's marital problems, or that these stories were intended as a deliberate insult to her.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "British Library Item details". primocat.bl.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Smithers 1982, p. 123.
- ^ Smithers 1982, p. 122-123.
- ^ a b c d Smithers 1982, p. 125.
Bibliography edit
- Smithers, AJ (1982). Dornford Yates. London: Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-27547-2.
External links edit
- Full text of the stories at HathiTrust Digital Library:
- Chapter 1: Jeremy: Unto Caesar
- Chapter 2: Simon: Shorn Lambs
- Chapter 3: Toby: Without Prejudice
- Chapter 4: Oliver: Old Ale
- Chapter 5: Christopher: The Lord of the Manor
- Chapter 6: Ivan: Leading Strings
- Chapter 7: Hubert: Contrary Winds
- Chapter 8: Titus: Ways and Means
- Chapter 9: Peregrine: Fallen Sparrows
- Chapter 10: Derry: The Flat of the Sword