Downhill All The Way: An Autobiography Of The Years 1919-1939
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
At the heart of the Bloomsbury Group, witnessing the tremors that would shake the world into war — Leonard Woolf's Downhill All the Way chronicles the interwar decades of one of Britain's most intellectually vibrant literary figures. Spanning the years 1919 to 1939, this second volume of Woolf's celebrated five-part autobiography presents a vivid and unflinching account of his life alongside Virginia Woolf, his co-founding of the Hogarth Press, and his deepening involvement in political thought and anti-imperialist activism. Set against the backdrop of a Europe lurching inexorably toward catastrophe, Woolf details the personal, professional, and political landscapes of a generation caught between hard-won peace and approaching devastation. Written with the cool precision and moral seriousness that defined Woolf's prose, this memoir stands as a remarkable document of cultural and political history, illuminating the inner workings of the Hogarth Press — which published Eliot, Freud, and Rilke — while also charting the intimate sorrows of his marriage to one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Woolf's narrative voice is measured yet deeply humane, balancing private anguish against the sweep of historical forces, leaving the reader to wonder how one man bore witness to so much, and yet found the clarity to render it all so beautifully.
Author: Leonard Woolf
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Readers Union / The Hogarth Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
At the heart of the Bloomsbury Group, witnessing the tremors that would shake the world into war — Leonard Woolf's Downhill All the Way chronicles the interwar decades of one of Britain's most intellectually vibrant literary figures. Spanning the years 1919 to 1939, this second volume of Woolf's celebrated five-part autobiography presents a vivid and unflinching account of his life alongside Virginia Woolf, his co-founding of the Hogarth Press, and his deepening involvement in political thought and anti-imperialist activism. Set against the backdrop of a Europe lurching inexorably toward catastrophe, Woolf details the personal, professional, and political landscapes of a generation caught between hard-won peace and approaching devastation. Written with the cool precision and moral seriousness that defined Woolf's prose, this memoir stands as a remarkable document of cultural and political history, illuminating the inner workings of the Hogarth Press — which published Eliot, Freud, and Rilke — while also charting the intimate sorrows of his marriage to one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Woolf's narrative voice is measured yet deeply humane, balancing private anguish against the sweep of historical forces, leaving the reader to wonder how one man bore witness to so much, and yet found the clarity to render it all so beautifully.