The Journal of a Disappointed Man (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Penguin Modern Classics
Release date:	October 2017
Authors:	W.N.P. Barbellion
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	394
ISBN-13:	978-0-241-29769-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with death & bereavement Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > Insects & spiders > General Books > Biography > Literary Promotions
LSN:	0-241-29769-9
Barcode:	9780241297698

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