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The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh
Author: Samuel Butler
Written between 1873 and 1884 but not published until 1903, a year after Butler's death, his marvelously uninhibited satire savages Victorian bourgeois values as personified by multiple generations of the Pontifex family. A thinly veiled account of his own upbringing in the bosom of a God-fearing Christian family, Butler's scathingly funny depic...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781434101976
ISBN-10: 1434101975
Publication Date: 11/22/2007
Pages: 512
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Publisher: Boomer Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Almost universally rated as one of the classic fiction, and it's deserved. Completed in the 1880's, but not published until 1903, after his death, because it was nearly autobiographical. I've come to appreciate 19th century novels, with their rich descriptions, character development, language craft, smooth humor--and thought-provoking points and themes. It's not a fast read, but I'd say well worth an unhurried journey.
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Good story, just didn't care for writing style