Publisher's Synopsis
The Golden Scarecrow is a novel written by British author Hugh Walpole. The story is set in the fictional village of Fenchurch St. Paul, which is located in the English countryside. The novel follows the life of a young man named Steven Gail, who returns to Fenchurch St. Paul after spending several years in Australia. Steven is a talented artist and hopes to make a living as a painter in his hometown.Upon his return, Steven becomes enamored with a local girl named Rachel West. However, Rachel is already engaged to a wealthy landowner named John Ladislaw. Steven and Rachel's relationship develops slowly, as Steven tries to navigate the complicated social dynamics of the village. Meanwhile, strange things begin to happen in Fenchurch St. Paul. A mysterious golden scarecrow appears in the fields, and a series of unexplained deaths occur.As the story progresses, Steven becomes more and more entangled in the strange happenings in the village. He uncovers long-held secrets and discovers that the golden scarecrow is not what it seems. The novel is a blend of romance, mystery, and Gothic horror, with a strong focus on the psychological aspects of the characters. The Golden Scarecrow is considered one of Walpole's most successful works and is a classic example of early 20th-century British literature.1927. Walpole wrote horror novels that tended more towards the psychological rather than supernatural, with a brooding underlying mysticism. The Golden Scarecrow begins: When Hugh Seymour was nine years of age he was sent from Ceylon, where his parents lived, to be educated in England. His relations having, for the most part, settled in foreign countries, he spent his holidays as a very minute and pale-faced paying guest in various houses where other children were of more importance than he, or where children as a race were of no importance at all. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
