Stephen Tonkin Wrote:
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> The Ebony Tower andThe Magus were also made into a
> films; the latter did not do justice to the book
> and, apparently, Fowles thought it a disaster.
> However, I value it for two reasons: firstly, it
> alerted me to the existence of Fowles and secondly
> it made me read TS Eliot (there are some lines
> from Little Gidding in the book).
>
> There were also other novels: Daniel Martin, A
> Maggot and, my favourite: Mantissa.
>
> If you think Fowles is "difficult", try John
> Cowper Powys -- I see him as a sort of cross
> between Thomas Hardy and John Fowles with a bit of
> the warlock thrown in for good measure. Fanatastic
> writing (in both senses of the word), but tricky
> as hell! Wolf Solent, A Glastonbury Romance or
> (especially if you are interested in Roger Bacon)
> The Brazen Head would be good places to start.

Thanks. Contemporary Brit lit wasn't my strongest subject.

Sue