J. I. M. Stewart (1) (1906–1994)
Autor von Eight Modern Writers. (Oxford History of English Literature, Volume XII).
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One book that could certainly be depended upon to feature in almost any selection of my top ten, regardless of my mood on any given day, would be Young Pattullo, by J I M Stewart. I find myself re-reading this book every two or three years, and it never ceases to entertain and delight. It actually represents the second volume in A Staircase in Surrey, a series of five novels by Stewart recounting the experiences of Duncan Pattullo who returns to his old Oxford college some twenty-odd years after he graduated and finds himself being absorbed back into the fold and appointed as a Fellow.
Much of J I M Stewart’s early life mirrors that of Duncan Pattullo. Born and educated in Edinburgh on the fringes of the middle class, he too secured a scholarship to Oxford, where he studied English. There, perhaps, the principal similarities end, and Stewarts chose to remain in academia, securing teaching posts at universities in Leeds, Adelaide and Belfast, before returning to Oxford where he subsequently became Professor of English Literature.
These academic endeavours were not, however, the only string to his bow. While Duncan Pattullo’s post-Oxford career had seen him establish himself as a successful playwright, with three plays running simultaneously in the West End as The Gaudy, first instalment of A Staircase in Surrey opens, Stewart chose a different creative route. Under his own name, and also as Michael Innes (two of his middle names), he wrote more than fifty novels, including the prolific series of crime stories featuring John (later Sir John) Appleby, an unorthodox policeman who rose from detective Inspector in his first outing to become Commission of the Metropolitan Force. These novels proved immensely popular, both because of the enigmatic character of Appleby and the unconventional quirkiness of their plots.
I found this volume of memoris both entertaining and frustrating. There were plenty of anecdotes that illuminated some incidents from the novels. On the other hand, as with John le Carre’s very entertaining memoirs, The Pigeon Tunnel, Stewart pulls off the dexterous feat of holding the reader’s attention while giving away surprisingly little about himself.… (mehr)