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Joyce Cary, born 1888 and died 1957 was an Irish novelist who was
in the army until his failing health forced him to leave. Therefore his career
began later than most, his first book not being published until he was 44. His
health problems left him permanently invalided. Perhaps his greatest talent was
for creating deep and believable characters. This was no accident as he produced
huge documents for each character. His best known book is probably The Horse's
Mouth, an excellent piece of work but helped in popularity, no doubt, by the
film adaptation starring Alec Guinness. In all but one case, English editions
precede their American counterparts and are more collectable. Nice jacketed 1st
editions of the pre 1941 titles are not easy to find. That said, apart from the
first two books and the above mentioned title they are not prohibitively
expensive.
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| Title |
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Date |
Notes |
| Aissa Saved |
Benn |
1932 |
US: 1962 Harper |
| An American Visitor |
Benn |
1932 |
US: 1961 Row |
| The African Witch |
Gollancz |
1936 |
US: 1936 Morrow |
| Castle Corner |
Gollancz |
1938 |
US: 1963 Harper |
| Mister Johnson |
Gollancz |
1939 |
US: 1948 Harper |
| Men in Power |
Liberal |
1939 |
US: 1963 UOW |
| Charley is My Darling |
Joseph |
1940 |
US: 1959 Harper |
| A House of Children |
Joseph |
1941 |
US: 1955 Harper |
| The Case for African Freedom |
Secker |
1941 |
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| Herself Surprised |
Joseph |
1941 |
US: 1941 Harper |
| To Be a Pilgrim |
Joseph |
1942 |
US: 1942 Harper |
| Process of Real Freedom |
Joseph |
1943 |
Wrappers |
| The Horse's Mouth |
Joseph |
1944 |
US: 1944 Harper |
| Marching Soldier |
Joseph |
1945 |
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| Britain and West Africa |
Longmans |
1946 |
Wraps |
| The moonlight |
Joseph |
1946 |
US: 1946 Harper |
| Drunken Sailor |
Joseph |
1947 |
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| A Fearful Joy |
Joseph |
1949 |
US: 1949 Harper |
| Prisoner of Grace |
Joseph |
1952 |
US: 1952 Harper |
| Except the Lord |
Joseph |
1953 |
US: 1953 Harper |
| Not Honour More |
Joseph |
1955 |
US: 1955 Harper |
| The Old Strife at Plant's |
Bodlean |
1956 |
100 signed copies, wraps |
| The Horse's Mouth |
Rainbird |
1957 |
1500 copies in slipcase |
| Art and Reality |
CUP |
1958 |
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| The Captive and the Free |
Joseph |
1959 |
US: 1959 Harper |
| Memoir of Bobotes |
UoT |
1960 |
UK: 1964 Joseph |
| Spring Song and Other Stories |
Joseph |
1960 |
US: 1960 Harper |
| Cock Jarvis |
Joseph |
1974 |
US: 1975 St Martin's |
| Selected Essays |
Joseph |
1976 |
US: 1976 St Martin's |
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