Augustus Hare - Victorian Gentleman

First published in 1985, in this book Malcolm Barnes, the editor of Augustus Hare's autobiography, tries to elucidate: a man who wrote much about others, but little of consequence about himself in spite of the longest 'story of my life' in the English language.

List of contents

Preface 1. The Gift of a Son 2. Maria's World 3. The Shadow of Uncle Julius 4. Our Earthly Eden 5. The Hardships of Learning 6. A Change of Habit 7. A Cage Half Open 8. Italian Year 9. The Road to Holmhurst 10. The Last Years of Maria 11. Alone and Free 12. Nobel Homes and Noble Lives 13. Victorian Merry-go -Round 14. My Prince! My Prince! 15. Pains and Pleasures of Solitude 16. Our Lady of Highcliffe 17. Edwardian Farewell Notes Appendix The Works of Augustus Hare Genealogical Table Index

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Barnes, Barnes Malcolm
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032999357
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3299935-7
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, English, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literature: history and criticism