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I Capture the Castle was Dodie Smith's first novel, written during the Second World War when she and her husband Alec Beesley, a conscientious objector, moved from their native England to California.
In I Capture the Castle we follow Cassandra Mortmain, resident of a falling apart British castle, which she inhabits with a brother (Thomas), a sister (Rose), a rather ethereal stepmother (Topaz), her writerly father and a handsome servant and orphan Stephen.
Mar 15, 1999 · One of the 20th century's most beloved novels is still winning hearts, Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle! “This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met.” -- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series Adapted to a feature film in 2003, I Capture the Castle tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her ...
Jan 1, 2004 · I Capture The Castle (Vintage Classics) Paperback – Import, January 1, 2004. by Dodie Smith (Author) 4.2 5,802 ratings. See all formats and editions. 'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink' is the first line of this timeless, witty and enchanting novel about growing up.
- Dodie Smith
Mar 15, 1999 · Adapted to a feature film in 2003, I Capture the Castle tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Here she strives, over six turbulent months, to hone her writing skills.
Best Books for Kids. I Capture The Castle. by Dodie Smith. Recommendations from our site. “It is a delicious, glorious, coming-of-age tale told with humor about two sisters who live in a derelict, tumble-down, ramshackle castle. Underneath the surface, it’s a novel of absolute desolation.
Apr 1, 2003 · Adapted to a feature film in 2003, I Capture the Castle tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old...
Oct 20, 2017 · I Capture the Castle is Cassandra’s diary. She’s an aspiring author, and she is setting out to capture in words the ruined castle where she lives with her family, in the middle of the...
Aug 2, 2012 · I Capture the Castle. Paperback – August 2, 2012. by Dodie Smith (Author) 4.2 5,795 ratings. See all formats and editions. 'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink...'. This is the diary of Cassandra Mortmain, which tells of her extraordinary family and their crumbling castle home.
- Dodie Smith
Mortmain’s celebrated novel is described throughout I Capture the Castle as a literary breakthrough, a predecessor to James Joyce’s work, and meriting the analysis of famous literary critics. Yet beyond a few spare descriptions, Smith tells us little about the actual story.
