The Journal Of A Disappointed Man: & A Last Diary
by W.N.P. Barbellion /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Published shortly before the author's death in 1919,
Published shortly before the author's death in 1919,The
Journal of a Disappointed Man
The
Journal of a Disappointed Man presents a remarkable memoir
that addresses struggles with poverty, inadequate education,
and the creeping paralysis of multiple sclerosis. Yet author W.
N. P. Barbellion manages to write with uplifting eloquence and
passion of his love for family, natural history, music, and
literature. Told with a thoroughly modern voice, the unjustly
overlooked
presents a remarkable memoir
that addresses struggles with poverty, inadequate education,
and the creeping paralysis of multiple sclerosis. Yet author W.
N. P. Barbellion manages to write with uplifting eloquence and
passion of his love for family, natural history, music, and
literature. Told with a thoroughly modern voice, the unjustly
overlookedJournal
Journal is reprinted here with its posthumous
successor,
is reprinted here with its posthumous
successor,A Last Diary.
A Last Diary. This edition features a
thoughtful Introduction by H. G. Wells, who writes of the
book's "exquisite beauty."
This edition features a
thoughtful Introduction by H. G. Wells, who writes of the
book's "exquisite beauty."
W. N. P. Barbellion (1889–1919), whose real name was Bruce
Frederick Cummings, was a naturalist who worked in the
Entomology Department of London's Natural History Museum. Upon
attempting to enlist in the British Army during World War I, he
was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The discovery of his
disease intensified the tenor of his journal-keeping, and his
frank and articulate reflections on coping with a fatal illness
remain a powerful testament to his life and struggles.
W. N. P. Barbellion (1889–1919), whose real name was Bruce
Frederick Cummings, was a naturalist who worked in the
Entomology Department of London's Natural History Museum. Upon
attempting to enlist in the British Army during World War I, he
was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The discovery of his
disease intensified the tenor of his journal-keeping, and his
frank and articulate reflections on coping with a fatal illness
remain a powerful testament to his life and struggles.