The Autobiography Of Howard Spring
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light foxing on jacket, otherwise fine and structural. Pages clean and bright. Usual shelf wear on binding.
A candid and warmly written memoir, The Autobiography of Howard Spring chronicles the remarkable life journey of the Welsh-born novelist and journalist from his impoverished childhood in Cardiff to his rise as one of the most widely read British authors of the mid-twentieth century. Spring details with vivid honesty the hardships of growing up in a large, struggling family, the self-education that shaped his literary sensibility, and the newspaper career that honed his storytelling craft. Written with the same accessible, humane prose that distinguished his celebrated novels — including Fame is the Spur — the autobiography presents an intimate portrait of a man who never forgot his working-class roots even as he achieved considerable literary success. The tone is reflective and deeply personal, balancing nostalgia with clear-eyed candor, and offering readers a compelling window into both a singular life and the social landscape of early twentieth-century Britain.
Author: Howard Spring
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Collins
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light foxing on jacket, otherwise fine and structural. Pages clean and bright. Usual shelf wear on binding.
A candid and warmly written memoir, The Autobiography of Howard Spring chronicles the remarkable life journey of the Welsh-born novelist and journalist from his impoverished childhood in Cardiff to his rise as one of the most widely read British authors of the mid-twentieth century. Spring details with vivid honesty the hardships of growing up in a large, struggling family, the self-education that shaped his literary sensibility, and the newspaper career that honed his storytelling craft. Written with the same accessible, humane prose that distinguished his celebrated novels — including Fame is the Spur — the autobiography presents an intimate portrait of a man who never forgot his working-class roots even as he achieved considerable literary success. The tone is reflective and deeply personal, balancing nostalgia with clear-eyed candor, and offering readers a compelling window into both a singular life and the social landscape of early twentieth-century Britain.