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Multitude and Solitude

Multitude and Solitude

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Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 102536712X
ISBN13: 9781025367125
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 310
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Multitude and Solitude is a compelling novel by John Masefield that explores the profound tension between the demands of artistic life and the rigors of scientific exploration. The story follows Roger Naldrett, a disillusioned London playwright whose latest work meets with critical failure. Seeking purpose beyond the vanity of the theater world, Naldrett embarks on a perilous expedition to Africa to study the devastating effects of sleeping sickness.

Through Naldrett's eyes, Masefield examines the isolation of the creative mind and the physical solitude of the African wilderness. The narrative shifts from the sophisticated drawing rooms of Edwardian London to the untamed landscapes of the tropics, contrasting the multitude of society with the solitude of the individual seeker. As the protagonist faces the harsh realities of disease and nature, he undergoes a psychological transformation that challenges his perceptions of success, failure, and human endeavor.

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