Angela Thirkell Relusions
‘I admit I don’t quite take the relusion,’ said Mr. Adams …’but my little Heth would, …she’s a great reader and anything literary she’s down on like a pack of wolves.’ – from the Angela Thirkell novel: The Old Bank House, Hamish Hamilton, 1949, p.25.
Sam Adams mistakenly used the word “relusion” instead of “allusion”. Wikipedia says: “an allusion is a passing or casually short statement indicating broader meaning. It is an incidental mention of something”.
Something our members find fascinating when reading and discussing Angela Thirkell books is tracking down all the “relusions”. If you’re a ‘Heth’, why not help us find more?
Click a linked title below to read explanations and origins of the intriguing allusions. Where available, brief synopses are listed too.
For a complete list of Angela Thirkell books, click here.
| High Rising | 1933 | Synopsis |
| Wild Strawberries | 1934 | Synopsis |
| The Demon In The House | 1934 | Synopsis |
| O, These Men, These Men! | 1935 | Synopsis |
| August Folly | 1936 | |
| Summer Half | 1937 | |
| Coronation Summer | 1937 | |
| Pomfret Towers | 1938 | |
| Before Lunch | 1939 | |
| The Brandons | 1939 | |
| Cheerfulness Breaks In | 1940 | |
| Northbridge Rectory | 1941 | Synopsis |
| Marling Hall | 1942 | |
| Growing Up | 1943 | |
| The Headmistress | 1944 | |
| Miss Bunting | 1945 | |
| Peace Breaks Out | 1946 | |
| Private Enterprise | 1947 | |
| Love Among The Ruins | 1948 | |
| The Old Bank House | 1949 | Synopsis |
| County Chronicle | 1950 | |
| The Duke’s Daughter | 1951 | |
| Happy Returns | 1952 | |
| Jutland Cottage | 1953 | |
| What Did It Mean? | 1954 | |
| Enter Sir Robert | 1955 | Synopsis |
| Never Too Late | 1956 | |
| A Double Affair | 1957 | |
| Close Quarters | 1958 | |
| Love At All Ages | 1959 | Synopsis |
| Three Score And Ten | 1961 | Synopsis |
If you find any Relusions we’ve missed, or can help us with the ones we can’t trace, do please let us know via the contact page.
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