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The Journal of a Disappointed Man

The Journal of a Disappointed Man

by Barbellion, W. N. P., 1889-1919

BookID: 39585

Language:English

Author of introduction, etc.:Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

LoC No.:19011799

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Barbellion, W. N. P., 1889-1919 -- DiariesAuthors, English -- 20th century -- DiariesNaturalists -- Great Britain -- DiariesMultiple sclerosis -- Patients -- Diaries

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"The Journal of a Disappointed Man" by W. N. P. Barbellion is a volume of journal entries published in 1919. Written by English naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings under a pen name, this intimate diary chronicles a life marked by illness and unfulfilled ambitions. The author described it as "a study in the nude," offering raw personal reflections that stirred controversy upon publication. It became the best-known personal account of multiple sclerosis, dividing readers who either condemned it as immoral or celebrated it as a work of genius. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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