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His account of his childhood in the book father and son has been described as the first psychological biography. Edmund had previously published a biography of his father, originally published anonymously. Catherine raines insightful summary of gosses personal motives. Gosse and who read the book in manuscript, objected to the fox. While father and son is the primary relationship explored, the early parts of the memoir describe emily gosse s influence on her son, particularly during her. Father and son is a classic account of a childhood, a muchpraised autobiography published by edmund gosse. The book describes edmunds early years in an exceptionally devout plymouth brethren home. Father and son is a classic account of a childhood, a muchpraised autobiography published by edmund gosse in 1907, nearly 20 years after the. The books subtitle, a study of two temperaments, gives an idea of the angle gosse takes here. Listen to father and son audiobook by edmund gosse. His mother, who died early and painfully of breast cancer, was a writer of christian tracts. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. His father, philip henry gosse, is an influential, though largely selftaught, invertebrate zoologist and student of marine biology who, after his wifes death, takes edmund to live in devon. In the index of any work about charles dickens, one.

The book focuses on the father s response to the new evolutionary theories, especially those of his scientific colleague charles darwin, and edmund. A renowned naturalist himself, philip determined to write a book that would reconcile the account in. Edmund gosse father and son his father, the believer. Father and son, autobiography by edmund gosse, published anonymously in.

The book describes edmund s early years in an exceptionally devout plymouth brethren home. Son in the form of the booklovers edition 1912, a version enhanced. A study of two temperaments, 6yearold edmund, repeatedly warned by his puritan father against offending a jealous god by worshipping any rivals of wood or. Edmund gosse s fluent writing tells this story father and son of a father who loves his son, but harrasses and abuses his mental independence through the pursuit of fundamental christianity.

Written by edmund gosse, audiobook narrated by peter joyce. Victorian critic and poet edmund gosse was the child of respected zoologist philip gosse, a minister within the plymouth brethren. He was strictly brought up in a small protestant sect, the plymouth brethren, but broke away sharply from that faith. Victorian critic and poet edmund gosse was the child of respected zoologist philip gosse, a minister within the plymouth brethren, a fundamentalist evangelical sect. The book recounts gosses austere childhood, particularly his relationship with. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.

Father and son by edmund gosse goodreads share book. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. As has been noted by others, the book recounts the relationship between edmund gosse and his father, a member of the christian sect generally known as plymouth brethren, but who was also a member of the royal society and one of the foremost marine biologists of his time. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Father and son 1907 is a memoir by poet and critic edmund gosse, which he subtitled a study of two temperaments. Solo or group recordings that are finished and fully available for listeners. A study of two temperaments by edmund gosse free ebook project gutenberg. Edmund gosse s father and son is legitimately considered one of the highpoints of victorian autobiography. At the beginning of father and son sir edmund gosse seeks to establish. The book might have been too dark and sombre to tackle without the mixture of ordinary life and ordinary kindness that runs through it. His father, philip henry gosse, is an influential, though largely selftaught, invertebrate zoologist and student of.