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Synopsis
Betrayed by his wife, Stephen Stone spirits his son, Henry, away to a remote tropical island and trains him to be an ideal physical specimen and a perfect gentleman. After years of isolation, Henry Stone is now a young man, standing a full six feet two inches tall and weighing 190 pounds. His hair is bronze, his eyes turquoise, his skin mahogany--a magnificent man. When Henry finally returns to civilization, he finds that his father's business has grown into a news empire. Though he is the owner of this huge conglomerate, a great conversationalist and excellent company, well versed in etiquette, and extraordinarily nice, Henry has never seen a woman. Indeed his father has taught him never to trust a female and that love itself is a myth. When Henry collides with the contemporary world and the modern woman, the collision is necessarily fascinating and complicated for both Henry and the society he is discovering.
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Is The Savage Gentleman appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
A 1932 novel exploring gender dynamics through a young man raised in isolation who's taught to distrust women. Contains dated attitudes about gender and marriage that reflect its era, mild sexual tension, and satirical social commentary.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include abandonment, deception, and infidelity (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Readers interested in vintage science fiction and social satire will find this fish-out-of-water story thought-provoking, though some themes feel dated.