The Captain and the Enemy Paperback - 2005
by Graham Greene; Introduction by John Auchard
Victor Baxter is a young boy when a secretive stranger known simply as 'the Captain' brings him from his boarding school to London. Victor becomes the surrogate son and companion of a woman named Liza, who renames him 'Jim' and depends on him for any news about the world outside their door. Raised in these odd yet touching circumstances, Jim is never quite sure of Liza's relationship to the Captain, who is often away on mysterious errands. It is not until Jim reaches manhood that he confronts the Captain and learns the shocking truth about the man, his allegiances, and the nature of love.
Summary
Victor Baxter is a young boy when a secretive stranger known simply as the Captain” takes him from his boarding school to live in London. Victor becomes the surrogate son and companion of a woman named Liza, who renames him Jim” and depends on him for any news about the world outside their door. Raised in these odd yet touching circumstances, Jim is never quite sure of Liza’s relationship to the Captain, who is often away on mysterious errands. It is not until Jim reaches manhood that he confronts the Captain and learns the shocking truth about the man, his allegiances, and the nature of love. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by John Auchard.
First line
I am now in my twenty-second year and yet the only birthday which I can clearly distinguish among all the rest is my twelfth, for it was on that damp and misty day in September I met the Captain for the first time.
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- Title The Captain and the Enemy
- Author Graham Greene; Introduction by John Auchard
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date August 30, 2005
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143039297 / 0143039296
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.72 x 5.08 x 0.52 in (19.61 x 12.90 x 1.32 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects London (England), Boys
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005285186
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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