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The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh
Author: Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler was among the most wide-ranging of the accomplished crew of late Victorian writers to which be belonged -- a forceful controversialist in the debates that surrounded Darwin's theory of evolution, a painter who sometimes exhibited at the Royal Academy, an idiosyncratic critic and a gifted travel writer, and even, in his early years,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780451518675
ISBN-10: 0451518675
Publication Date: 8/1/1960
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Publisher: Signet Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Almost universally rated as one of the classic fiction, and it's deserved. Completed in the 1880's, but not published until 1903, after his death, because it was nearly autobiographical. I've come to appreciate 19th century novels, with their rich descriptions, character development, language craft, smooth humor--and thought-provoking points and themes. It's not a fast read, but I'd say well worth an unhurried journey.
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Good story, just didn't care for writing style


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