The young naturalist W. N. P. Barbellion described this remarkably candid record of living with multiple sclerosis as 'a study in the nude'. It begins as an ambitious teenager's notes on the natural world, and then, following his diagnosis at the age of twenty-six, transforms into a deeply moving account of battling the disease. His prose is full of humour and fierce intelligence, and combines a passion for life with clear-sighted reflections on the nature of death.
Barbellion selected and edited this manuscript himself in 1917, adding a fictional editor's note announcing his own demise. This Penguin Classics edition includes 'The Last Diary', which covers the period between submission of the manuscript and Barbellion's actual death in 1919.
| ISBN: | 9780241297698 |
| Publication date: | 2nd November 2017 |
| Author: | W N P Barbellion, W N P Barbellion |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 394 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Diaries, letters and journals Autobiography: writers Coping with / advice about death and bereavement Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest |
The young naturalist W. N. P. Barbellion described this remarkably candid record of living with multiple sclerosis as 'a study in the nude'. It begins as an ambitious teenager's notes on the natural world, and then, following his diagnosis at the age of twenty-six, transforms into a deeply moving account of battling the disease. His prose is full of humour and fierce intelligence, and combines a passion for life with clear-sighted reflections on the nature of death.
Barbellion selected and edited this manuscript himself in 1917, adding a fictional editor's note announcing his own demise. This Penguin Classics edition includes 'The Last Diary', which covers the period between submission of the manuscript and Barbellion's actual death in 1919.
The Journal of a Disappointed Man and A Last Diary features in the following genres: Diaries, letters and journals, Autobiography: writers, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest
The Journal of a Disappointed Man and A Last Diary is available in Paperback
The Journal of a Disappointed Man and A Last Diary was written by W N P Barbellion, W N P Barbellion and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Journal of a Disappointed Man and A Last Diary has 394 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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