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The journal of a disappointed man

Barbellion, W. N. P., 1889-19192017
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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 26, 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.
Main title:
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2017.
Collation:
384 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780241297698 (pbk)
Dewey class:
362.1968340092362.1
LC class:
RC377
Local class:
B BAR
Language:
English
BRN:
2042293
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