Cover of Maiden Castle
Circus & Carnival

Maiden Castle

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  • 1936 first published
  • 495 pages
  • 19 editions
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John Cowper Powys's Maiden Castle (1936) is a circus fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in Maiden Castle, England and England) Dorchester (Dorset. Readers will find themes of eccentrics and eccentricities, widowers and circus performers.

It has been published in 19 editions.

At about 495 pages, most readers finish it in 9–10 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Maiden Castle, England
  • England) Dorchester (Dorset
  • Dorchester, Dorset, England

Subjects

  • Eccentrics and eccentricities
  • Widowers
  • Circus performers
  • Novelists
  • English Novelists

Quick answers

Who wrote Maiden Castle?

Maiden Castle was written by John Cowper Powys and first published in 1936.

What genre is Maiden Castle?

It is usually shelved as Circus & Carnival.

How long is Maiden Castle?

The median edition has 495 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Maiden Castle?

Readers who like it often enjoy Memoirs of a Midget, Nightmare Alley and The circus of Dr. Lao.

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