In this novel, an influential figure in the protagonist's circle of friends publishes an unsuccessful volume of poetry called The Yellow Book. A peer of the protagonist in Paris refuses to eat meals with him because she is secretly destitute. The main character has an affair with a much older woman whom he persists in calling Miss Wilkinson. At the end of this novel, the p
In this novel, an influential figure in the protagonist's circle of friends publishes an unsuccessful volume of poetry called The Yellow Book. A peer of the protagonist in Paris refuses to eat meals with him because she is secretly destitute. The main character has an affair with a much older woman whom he persists in calling Miss Wilkinson. At the end of this novel, the protagonist becomes a doctor and marries the wholesome Sally. This novel also features a very frustrating love affair with a one-time waitress called Mildred. For 10 points—name this Somerset Maugham bildungsroman about Peter Carey.
In this novel, an influential figure in the protagonist's circle of friends publishes an unsuccessful volume of poetry called The Yellow Book.