The Record of Nicholas Freydon (Classic Reprint): An Autobiography - Couverture souple

Alec John Dawson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330143841 ISBN 13 : 9781330143841

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover a man’s life told in his own papers, scarce published thoughts, and a careful editor’s hand. This edition of The Record of Nicholas Freydon: An Autobiography presents the intimate writings of a journalist and writer who shaped his life into a whole, then entrusted it to a friend who preserves his voice with restraint and care. The result is a quietly moving portrait of ambition, love, and the search for a place to call home.

Set against a backdrop of early 20th‑century Australia and the long reach of England, the book follows Freydon’s inner life as he navigates work, friendship, and the pull of home. The editor’s notes frame the material as a genuine record, showing how Freydon viewed his own past in order to understand it anew. The narrative unfolds through diary-like passages, reflections on love, and scenes of daily life that reveal the texture of a life lived with sincerity and wit.

• Experience Freydon’s candid voice—his hopes, doubts, and moments of quiet revelation.


• See how the editor curates memories, preserving voice while marking the passages he chose to leave intact.


• Explore themes of home, displacement, and the power of writing to make sense of a changing world.


• Find a portrait of a passionate, flawed, and diligent man through letters, notes, and narrative scenes.

Ideal for readers of literary memoirs and early 20th‑century correspondence, this edition invites you into the private world behind a public life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330143841
• ISBN 13: 9781330143841
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 388
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