The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson)

"The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson)" by May Sinclair is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives of Mr. Nevill Tyson and his wife, Mrs. Molly Tyson, exploring their dynamics and the perceptions of society in the rural English setting of Drayton Parva. It delves into themes of social status, personal identity, and the often tumultuous intersection of passion and societal expectation within their marriage. The opening of the novel introduces Mr. Nevill Tyson, a man viewed with both curiosity and disdain by the local gentry due to his unconventional background and lifestyle. Upon arriving in the quiet village, he captures attention, especially from Miss Batchelor, who seems to take a particular interest in his character. The conversation between Mr. Tyson and the other characters hints at his adventurous past, as well as his disdain for traditional country gentleman roles. Meanwhile, the intriguing character of Mrs. Nevill Tyson is foreshadowed through her later interactions, which are described as both carefree and married to the chaos of her husband's life. This opening sets the stage for a complex exploration of their marriage, societal expectations, and the characters' inner lives as they navigate a world filled with judgment and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

May Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. Clair, a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels, short stories and poetry. She was an active suffragist, and member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League. She once dressed up as a demure, rebel Jane Austen for a suffrage fundraising event. Sinclair was also a significant critic in the area of modernist poetry and prose, and she is attributed with first using the term 'stream of consciousness' in a literary context, when reviewing the first volumes of Dorothy Richardson's novel sequence Pilgrimage (1915–1967), in The Egoist, April 1918.