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Jocelyn Brooke (30 November 1908 – 29 October 1966) was an English author born in Kent. He wrote several unique, semi-autobiographical novels, as well as some poetry. His most famous works include the Orchid Trilogy—''The Military Orchid'' (1948), ''A Mine of Serpents'' (1949), and ''The Goose Cathedral'' (1950)—and ''The Image of a Drawn Sword'' (1950). Educated at Bedales (after escaping twice from a public school) and Worcester College, Oxford, Brooke's childhood revolved mostly around his principal interests of amateur botany and fireworks, in the shadow of the First World War. "When the Second World War began he enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and became one of the pox wallahs, those working to treat venereal disease. Brooke was decorated for bravery."〔Blondel, N., ("Brooke, (Bernard) Jocelyn (1908–1966)" ), ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', first published 2004; online ed., May 2010.〕 Elements of his experiences, and his love of the military life, appear in most of his subsequent works. Though the Orchid Trilogy strays into a typically English vein of humour, the idyllic land of his childhood and his obsession with ''le paradis perdu'' often bring in an element of intense melancholy, something developed in paranoia and isolation in ''The Image of a Drawn Sword''. == Bibliography == ;Fiction *''The Military Orchid'' *''A Mine of Serpents'' *''The Goose Cathedral'' *''Dog at Clambercrown'' *''The Scapegoat'' *''The Image of a Drawn Sword'' *''Passing of a Hero'' *''Private View'' *''The Crisis in Bulgaria'' *''Conventional Weapons'' ;Non-Fiction *''Wild Orchids of Great Britain'' *''The Flower in Season'' *''Ronald Firbank'' *''Elizabeth Bowen'' *''Aldous Huxley'' *''Birth of a Legend'' *''The Wonderful Summer'' ;Poetry *''Six Poems (printed )'' *''December Spring'' *''The Elements of Death'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jocelyn Brooke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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