Angus Wilson Critical Essay | Critical Essay by Rosemary Carr Benét

Critical Essay by Rosemary Carr Benét

SOURCE: "On the Way Up or Down," in The Saturday Review of Literature, Vol. XXXIII, No. 11, March 18, 1950, p. 15.

In the following review, Benét praises The Wrong Set, noting that Wilson 's writing "is marked by sharp detail and a keen eye and ear. "

These are very good short stories. I was surprised at howgood they are, for I did not know the author's name. I was even more surprised to read that he has worked since 1937 on the staff of the British Museum Library, for that staid atmosphere is not reflected here. It is only fair to warn that the stories [in The Wrong Set] are not always pleasant ones. If you are squeamish you may object to some of the emotions for there is a queer, morbid vein running through them, but I doubt if you will forget them. Angus Wilson has been...
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