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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This time the hero is a cautious, bearded, monosyllabic Australian artist named Bradly Mudgett-a hardworking, penniless, single-minded solitary whose great aspiration is to be allowed to work in peace. Because it is cheap, Mudgett rents a shack on a deserted beach, hoards his little store of paint and canvas, worries more about his money running out than he does about his painting. As Lindsay admirers could have guessed, the beach soon fills up with odd characters: a runaway bank clerk who sponges off Mudgett; a gin-drinking old harridan who spies on him; a tawny-haired, brown-legged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Cautious Artist | 7/11/1938 | See Source »

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