Worstward Ho
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Worstward Ho is a prose piece by Samuel Beckett
the title of which is a parody of Charles Kingsley
's Westward Ho!. Written in English in 1983, it is the penultimate novella by Beckett.
Together with Company and Ill Seen Ill Said
, it was collected in the volume Nohow On
in 1989.
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most...
the title of which is a parody of Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley was an English priest of the Church of England, university professor, historian and novelist, particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire.-Life and character:...
's Westward Ho!. Written in English in 1983, it is the penultimate novella by Beckett.
Together with Company and Ill Seen Ill Said
Ill Seen Ill Said
Ill Seen Ill Said is a short novel by Samuel Beckett. It was first published in French as Mal vu mal dit in 1981, and was then translated in English by the author in 1982....
, it was collected in the volume Nohow On
Nohow On
Nohow on is a collection of three prose pieces by Samuel Beckett, comprising Company, Ill Seen Ill Said, and Worstward Ho. It was first published in one volume in 1989....
in 1989.