The Way of All Flesh
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (748 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000OTFNKE |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 429 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Butler's notes by Mr. Autobiografical Fiction, Victorian life and psychology. Streatfield.. Butler's unpublished work at the time of his death, two chapters supplied from Mr
I love the rich language written at a time when words Sonia Sheridan It has been about 75 years since I last read "The Way of All Flesh." Now that I am 90 years old the book takes on a whole new meaning, The satire and humor is quintessential British. I love the rich language written at a time when words were cherished. Going back more than a century is a wonderful form of time travel. This is a classic, as it was in my youth.. Babbles said Dickens, Oscar Wilde and Dosteovsky had a baby. Butler didn't want this book published until after his death, and I can see why. his views on real morality, as well as religion, would certainly have been scandalous to many Victorian era Brits. This is one of those long books you don't want to end, though the end was satisfying. The writer is clever and coy, and though he writes about one character, he is sure that an equally important character is the narrator himself. It is fun to . An overlooked gem. I won't comment on the Kindle edition-vs-the hard copy of this book, but on the book itself. Having heard of it forever, when the Kindle version came out, free, I went for it, and was amazed. It was written in the 1860's, but not published until Butler's death in 1903 or 1905, and the reader can see why. It's a semi-autobiographical novel about a young man growing up in rural surroundings in nineteenth-century England. His father, the