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The Creators

May Sinclair

The Creators

Paper book: €60.99

Digital: €19.99

Original publication
1910
Bilingual edition
June 12, 2026
Pages
1200
Difficulty
Hard
Genres
Philosophy
Moods
Think it through, Meet a real life
Translated from
English

Book summary

In London in 1902, Jane Holland, a young novelist, suddenly becomes famous. Her friend George Tanqueray, a writer of genius who is still unknown, warns her: for him, fame is the beginning of the end. Jane secretly loves him, but Tanqueray, who shuns society, marries Rose, the young servant who nursed him.

The novel asks a question that has lost none of its force: can you love, marry and go on writing, and is the answer the same for a woman as for a man?

With the translation always in front of you, you can discover this subtle and witty novel in the language you are learning.

The plot

Two writers facing success and love. Jane Holland, a young London novelist, suddenly becomes famous. Her friend George Tanqueray, a writer of genius, fears that fame will spoil Jane’s talent.

The world of the book

London in 1902, among writers. In London, novelists and poets meet at dinners where each new book is celebrated. But a man and a woman who write do not live in the same way. When a male writer marries, his whole…

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