The lost childhood and other essays / by Graham Greene
1951, 1st Edition. London : Eyre & Spottiswoode. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Provenance: personalized inscription from previous owner. Item #329290
Physical description: viii, [4], 13-191, [1] pages; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Contents: pt. 1: Personal prologue. The lost childhood. -- pt. 2: Novels and novelists. Henry James: the private universe. Henry James: the religious aspect. The portrait of a lady. The plays of Henry James. The lesson of the master. The young Dickens. Fielding and Sterne. From feathers to iron. Francois Mauriac. The burden of the childhood. Man made angry. Walter de la Mare's short stories. The Saratoga trunk. The poker-face. Ford Madox Ford. Frederick Rolfe: Edwardian inferno, From the devil's side, A spoiled priest. Remembering Mr. Jones. The domestic background. Isis idol. The last buchan. Beatrix Potter. Harkaway's oxford. The unknown war. -- pt. 3: Some characters. Francis parkman. Samuel Butler. The ugly act. Eric Gill. Invincible ignorance. Herbert Read. George Darley. An unheroic dramatist. Dr. Oates of salamanca. A hoax on Mr. Hulton. Don in Mexico. Portrait of a maiden lady. Mr. Cook's century. Great dog of weimar. Subjects: English literature History and criticism. English literature. English literature Addresses, essays, lectures. Genre. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dust jackets - Specimens - Great Britain - 20th century. Essay.
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