#i-capture-the-castle

#i-capture-the-castle

Dodie Smith was deeply disappointed when her best-selling novel was not received as a literary success, revealing the conflict between middlebrow and highbrow literature.

Dodoe Smith's disappointment with her novel's commercial success despite critical acclaim.

Dodie Smith felt disappointed and unhappy when her debut novel, I Capture the Castle, became a bestseller, as it was not received as a literary work by critics.