The Way of All Flesh
1916. Butler spent a good many years writings this extraordinary book, and finished it a good many years ago, but in 1902, on his deathbed, gave for the first time permission to have it printed, characteristically reversing the conventional deathbed repentance and confession. He, who had...
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1916. Butler spent a good many years writings this extraordinary book, and finished it a good many years ago, but in 1902, on his deathbed, gave for the first time permission to have it printed, characteristically reversing the conventional deathbed repentance and confession. He, who had abandoned all faith except his own infallibility, ardently believed in his posthumous fame, which has become a reality. This novel is a "life" novel, it is a biography. Three generations of the hero's family are portrayed with much detail; the plot of the story is simply chronological; the only agreeable woman in the book was a personal friend of the author.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781169796430 (1169796435)
Publish date: September 10th 2010
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Pages no: 478
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Classic Literature,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
19th Century,
English Literature
L'homme qui réussit est celui qui voit plus loin que ses voisins, mais pas plus loin qu'ils ne seront capables de voir eux-mêmes, le jour où on le leur apprendra, et pas assez loin pour les inquiéter. Il vaut beaucoup mieux ne pas savoir assez que de savoir trop. Les gens désapprouvent le "pas assez...
Introduction--The Way of all FleshNotes
Introduction--The Way of all FleshNotes
No offense to Butler, but The Way of All Flesh reads like a watered-down Dickens novel, with less excitement and flash.Ernest is wishy-washy and easily influenced, although by the end he finds himself and is doing work which he enjoys. The whole story is about him trying to understand who he is and ...
I was looking forward to reading this book. I enjoy reading classic literature from little-known authors. However, I was overall disappointed. There were long discourses in the book, where Samuel Butler ranted about things in Victorian life which irritated him. His main ire was directed toward t...
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