CAGE ME A PEACOCK

by Noel Langley ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 29, 1936

Blend Thorne Smith, gone somewhat mild, with John Erskine, humor slightly fagged, and the satire of a play of several years back, The Road to Rome. The theme is the ""Rape of Lucrece"" -- and what a tale is made of it. Nothing of the restrained and modest female, victim of the male was here -- but a version that goes Ovid several better -- in a style that is somewhat decadent modern. A shocker that isn't worth it -- public libraries and conservative bookshops pass up. Frankly, I thought it somewhat boring.

Pub Date: April 29, 1936

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Morrow

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1936

Categories: FICTION