Father and Son is also the record of Gosse's struggle to 'fashion his inner life for himself' - a record of whose full and subversive implications the author was unaware, as Peter Abbs notes in his Introduction.
This edition by DigiCat Publishing affords the opportunity to engage with Gosse's astute observations on literary art, bridging the gap between historical literary dialogues and contemporary discourse.
Edmund Gosse wrote of his account of his life, "This book is the record of a struggle between two temperaments, two consciences and almost two epochs." Father and Son remains one of English literature's seminal autobiographies.
Ancient Ballads And Legends Of Hindustan: With An Introductory Memoir By Edmund Gosse. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.