Chesterton's quote regarding becoming Catholic. The satire parts takes a look at faddish literary pretensions and what is alluded at here is even more true today.Īs I was reading it I was reminded of G.K. A rather ridiculous young curate has his clothes swiped while sunbathing and ends up going on an adventure where events collude against him.Ī funny enough premise, but the story goes deeper. Originally published as The Return of the Scare Crow. I just finished the novel The Sun Cure by Alfred Noyes written in 1929. Likewise, his work at this time was criticized by some for its refusal to embrace the modernist movement. He was a noted critic of modernist writers, particularly James Joyce. In 1914, Noyes accepted a teaching position at Princeton University, where he taught English Literature until 1923. His increasing popularity allowed the family to live off royalty cheques. Noyes married Garnett Daniels in 1907, and they had three children. Drake, which appeared serially in Blackwood's Magazine, was a two-hundred page epic about life at sea. Among his best-known poems from this time are The Highwayman and Drake. His books were widely reviewed and were published both in Britain and the United States.

Though he failed to earn a degree, the young poet published his first collection of poetry, The Loom of Years, in 1902.īetween 19, Noyes published five volumes of poetry including The Forest of Wild Thyme (1905) and The Flower of Old Japan and Other Poems (1907). In 1898, Alfred attended Exeter College in Oxford. His father was a teacher and taught Latin and Greek and in Aberystwyth, Wales. Alfred Noyes was the son of Alfred and Amelia Adams Noyes.