Samuel Butler

The Way of All Flesh (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A semi-autobiographical novel detailing multiple generations within the tumultuous Pontifex family. The Way of All Flesh, by Samuel Butler, was written over an 11-year period and published shortly after his death in 1902. The author uses the Pontifex's many trials to critique the rigid standards and practices of Victorian society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781513273846
• Artikelnr.: 61389205

Autorenporträt

Samuel Butler (1835-1902) was an English author whose turbulent upbringing would inspire one of his greatest works, The Way of All Flesh. Butler grew up in a volatile home with an overbearing father who was both mentally and physically abusive. He was eventually sent to boarding school and then St. John's College where he studied Classics. As a young adult, he lived in a parish and aspired to become a clergyman but had a sudden crisis of faith. He decided to travel the world and create new experiences fueling his literary career.