Father Figures: How A Child Of Victorian Dissent Saw The Certainties Of Liberal Progress Shattered By The 1914 War And Found New Convictions In Socialism And The Writings Of His Radical Contemporaries
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A compelling political memoir and autobiography, Father Figures chronicles the formative years of Kingsley Martin — one of Britain's most influential left-wing journalists and longtime editor of the New Statesman. Set against the turbulent backdrop of late Victorian nonconformity and the catastrophic rupture of the First World War, the book traces how a young man raised in the certainties of liberal dissent found those convictions irreparably shattered by 1914, and subsequently forged new ones in the fires of socialism. Martin writes with sharp intelligence and candour, introducing readers to the radical thinkers and writers who shaped his worldview, from Fabian socialists to progressive intellectuals of the interwar era. Rich in personal reflection and historical context, Father Figures stands as both an intimate coming-of-age account and a vivid portrait of British progressive thought in the early twentieth century.
Author: Kingsley Martin
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A compelling political memoir and autobiography, Father Figures chronicles the formative years of Kingsley Martin — one of Britain's most influential left-wing journalists and longtime editor of the New Statesman. Set against the turbulent backdrop of late Victorian nonconformity and the catastrophic rupture of the First World War, the book traces how a young man raised in the certainties of liberal dissent found those convictions irreparably shattered by 1914, and subsequently forged new ones in the fires of socialism. Martin writes with sharp intelligence and candour, introducing readers to the radical thinkers and writers who shaped his worldview, from Fabian socialists to progressive intellectuals of the interwar era. Rich in personal reflection and historical context, Father Figures stands as both an intimate coming-of-age account and a vivid portrait of British progressive thought in the early twentieth century.