The Furnace
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About the author
Dame Rose Macaulay (1881–1958) was a British novelist, travel writer and critic, born in Rugby, Warwickshire, and educated at Somerville College, Oxford. She first became known for social satires such as Potterism and Dangerous Ages, which target social manners and the psychology of her time. The library also holds eight of her works, including Non-combatants and Others, Mystery at Geneva, The Making of a Bigot, What Not: A Prophetic Comedy, The Furnace and The Lee Shore, whose subjects range from war and urban life to human nature. Her novel The Towers of Trebizond won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and her writing combines wit, intelligence and lively learning. She was made a DBE in 1958.
