The autobiography of literary figure Cyril Connolly, providing insight into his upper-class upbringing and life at Eton and Oxford, together with advice on how to avoid the pitfalls that await the would-be writer. First published in 1938.
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The autobiography of literary figure Cyril Connolly, providing insight into his upper-class upbringing and life at Eton and Oxford, together with advice on how to avoid the pitfalls that await the would-be writer. First published in 1938.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 0233989773.
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VG+ 0233989773. Light general wear, a very nice copy with clean, bright interior pages and solid binding. Spine is uncreased. Uncommon.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 283 pages; BIOGRAPHY.
Cyril Connelly's Enemies of Promise, first published in 1948, is an interesting glimpse of a learned literary comment on English and some American fiction of the early half of the 20th century. For a reader looking for insight into today's fiction, it is dated and much of it is irrelevant. Cyril Connolly was an influential, although highly opinionated, critic of his time. The book, I believe, would best serve the interests of a literary historian.
