The Progress of a Biographer by Kingsmill, Hugh - 1949

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1949. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo. Hardcover. Good/good. red cloth, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 194 pp dj worn and torn on the edges covers are lightly worn Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

Methuen, 1949T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 1949 FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

Paperback / softback. New. <p>First published in 1949, <i>The Progress of a Biographer </i>contains sketches of men, most of which were written between the end of World War II and the spring of 1948. </p>

Routledge, 2024. Paperback. New. 204 pages. 9.19x6.13 inches.

Hardback. New. First published in 1949, The Progress of a Biographer follows a general principle that there are absolute truths, which an individual can in some degree apprehend and live by, but which churches and institutions can only obscure and pervert. This principle is followed for the sketches in this book, most of which were written between the end of World War II and the spring of 1948. The subjects range from P. G. Wodehouse to Karl Marx, from W. B. Yeats to Thackeray, and from Rainer Maria Rilke to Lloyd George. Believing that to understand a man's work, one must form a coherent impression of the man, the author has tried to suggest the leading characteristics and governing impulses of his subjects. His intention has been to clarify rather than to criticise, though doubtless the affect may sometimes be one of criticism falling short of clarification. The book will be of interest to students across disciplines but will particularly appeal to students of English literature.

Routledge, 2022. Hardcover. New. 200 pages. 9.19x6.13 inches.