Starting Point

by Cecil Day-Lewis

Novel about college boys in Oxford.

First published January 1, 1937

About the author

Cecil Day-Lewis, often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake, most of which feature the fictional detective Nigel Strangeways.
During World War II, Day-Lewis worked as a publications editor in the Ministry of Information for the U.K. government, and also served in the Musbury branch of the British Home Guard. He was the father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis, and documentary filmmaker and television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis.

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story of four friends during and after English university days, in the 1930's. By the end of the book, they have remained friends, but they have met with unexpected, in some cases tragic circumstances.

Very readable and amusing, in spite of quite serious subject matter. I particularly enjoyed the treatment of socialism, which two of the four friends interest themselves in at different points in the book.