The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth

The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth
Author William Boyd
Publisher Viking Press
Publication date
 2017
Pages 256
ISBN 978-0241295878

The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth is a collection of short stories by the Scottish writer William Boyd. It was published in 2017 by Viking Press.[1][2] Penguin Books released an unabridged audiobook version, also in 2017.

Reviewing the book for the Financial Times, Alex Preston described it as "a largely superb collection of interlinked stories" that are "brilliant and bewitching".[2] Elizabeth Lowry, for The Guardian, said that the stories "are glossily knowing in the manner of Somerset Maugham... They are unfailingly amusing and clever; their only fault is that they sometimes strive for effects of pathos that the urbane narrative angle can’t quite support".[1]

Contents

  • "The man who liked kissing women"
  • "The road not taken"
  • "Camp K 101"
  • "Humiliation"
  • "Unsent letters"
  • "The things I stole"
  • "The diaries"
  • "The dreams of Bethany Mellmoth"
  • "The vanishing game: an adventure"

References

  1. 1 2 Lowry, Elizabeth (8 November 2017). "The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth by William Boyd review – mercilessly amusing". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Preston, Alex (17 November 2017). "The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth by William Boyd — 'brilliant and bewitching'". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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