The book, which includes autobiographical elements, describes the youth and manhood of Dick Heldar and traces his efforts as a war correspondent and artist whose sketches of British battles in Sudan become popular. When he returns to London, he begins painting his masterpiece, racing against time because a battle wound has caused the progressive failure of his eyesight.
Ключови думи: English, Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, British Literature, Nobel Prize, English Literature, Romance
