Essays and Lyrics (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Samuel Smiles Jerdan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330740580 ISBN 13 : 9781330740583

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A remarkable, true look at a self-taught writer who forged his voice from work, reading, and daily observation.

A Self-Made Pen: Biography and poems traces the early life of Samuel Smiles Jerdan, born in 1846 and raised in Scotland. It follows his move from a bookseller family background to a self-driven education that shaped his literary outlook. The book highlights how a demanding apprenticeship in Dalkeith and a lively youth laid the groundwork for a future writer who valued poetry, character, and clear thinking.

Readers meet a boy who loved Longfellow, Tennyson, and Shakespeare, and who turned to a personal curriculum rather than formal schooling. A key influence comes from a local preacher, whose sermons helped form the author’s thinking and later writing. The narrative shows how early creative efforts—poems, essays, and even a competitive spirit in a young men’s literary society—pointed toward a lifelong habit of observing people and places with care.

• Learn how early education and self-study helped shape a voice grounded in everyday life.
• Explore the impact of family, place, and mentors on a budding writer’s path.
• See how literary interests grew from reading and debating to composing and sharing ideas.
• Discover the premise of a biographical sketch framed by poetry and early works.

Ideal for readers of biographies about self-made writers, Scottish literary history, and the origins of a voice shaped by work, study, and observation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330740580
• ISBN 13: 9781330740583
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
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