The Life of Algernon Charles Swinburne.By Edmund Gosse (Original Classics) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530615124)

Sir Edmund William Gosse CB (21 September 1849 - 16 May 1928) was an English poet, author and critic. He was strictly brought up in a small Protestant sect, the Plymouth Brethren, but broke away sharply from that faith. His account of his childhood in the book Father and Son has been described as the first psychological biography. His friendship with the sculptor Hamo Thornycroft inspired a successful career as a historian of late-Victorian sculpture. His translations of Ibsen helped to promote that playwright in England, and he encouraged the careers of W.B. Yeats and James Joyce. He also lectured in English literature at Cambridge.

Author: Edmund Gosse
ISBN-10: 1530615127
ISBN-13: 9781530615124
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/18/2016
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.34d