Alix Nathan
Warlow Experiment
Warlow Experiment
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Herbert Powyss longs to make his mark in science and offers John Warlow a job of keeping a man underground for seven years. This is a tale of self-delusion and obsession.
Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 04 July 2019
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Herbert Powyss, a gentleman living on a small estate in the Welsh Marches, desires to make his mark in the field of science and presents his idea to the Royal Society in London. He proposes an experiment in isolation, where a subject will live in three rooms in the cellar of the manor house for seven years, with access to books, paintings, and a chamber organ. Meals will be delivered thrice daily via a dumbwaiter, and the subject will be completely isolated from any social contact. The pay is fifty pounds per annum for life.
Only one man applies for the job: John Warlow, a semi-literate labourer with a wife and six children to provide for. The experiment, a classic Enlightenment exercise gone slightly mad, will have unforeseen consequences for all involved.
Alix Nathan has crafted a captivating historical novel that delves into the realm of self-delusion and obsession. The novel is both elegant and unforgettably sinister, transporting readers to a different time and place. BBC History Magazine named it the Best Historical Fiction of 2019.
Weight: 470g
Dimension: 223 x 154 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788161695
Edition number: Main
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