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The History Man is a book written by Malcolm Bradbury. The book was published in 1972. The plot of this book is set in the South of England, where the story is in Watermouth, a fictional town made up by the author. In England, the book was published by Secker and Warburg in 1975 and became quite popular among the readers. In the end, download The History Man Pdf free.

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The History Man Summary:

The story is about a family called the Kirks who live in England during the 1950s. They are set to making their lives economically better just like everyone else. Howard Kirk is an author while his wife looks after the kids although she would like to write books too if she had the time and chance. The Kirks have a nice settlement between them. Howard Kirk sleeps with multiple partners most of which are the girls he teaches at his university. On the other hand, Barbara goes on supposedly shopping trips to London where she goes to meet her lover.

The couple is quite forward in their way and Howard is accused by his fellows for being too advanced and having radical thoughts. Towards the end of the book, the couple is still together and people admire and even envy their advanced marriage. The happy marriage ends when Barbara suddenly kills herself during a party and Howard is left alone.

The History Man Review:

This book started some debate amongst the reader about the ideas expressed in the book according to which the main characters are too advanced for their time. The book was critically discusses too by Lodge, David (1992) “Staying on the Surface,” pp. 117–120 in his The Art of Fiction. Penguin. In 1981, a series was made of the book in four parts and was aired on BBC. This show was much appraised by the audience.