Arthur C Inman (27 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Some bruising on edges of wrapper.; 9.26 X 6.14 X 1.57 inches; 592 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Between 1919 and his death by suicide in 1963, Arthur Crew Inman wrote what is surely one of the fullest diaries ever kept by any American. Convinced that his bid for immortality required complete candor, he held nothing back. This abridgment of the original 155 volumes is at once autobiography, social chronicle, and an apologia addressed to unborn readers.Into this fascinating record Inman poured memories of a privileged Atlanta childhood, disastrous prep-school years, a nervous collapse in college followed by a bizarre life of self-diagnosed invalidism. Confined to a darkened room in his Boston apartment, he lived vicariously: through newspaper advertisements he hired ?talkers? to tell him the stories of their lives, and he wove their strange histories into the diary. Young women in particular fascinated him. He studied their moods, bought them clothes, fondled them, and counseled them on their love affairs. His marriage in 1923 to Evelyn Yates, the heroine of the diary, survived a series of melodramatic episodes. While reflecting on national politics, waifs and revolutions, Inman speaks directly about his fears, compulsions, fantasies, and nightmares, coaxing the reader into intimacy with him. Despite his shocking self-disclosures he emerges as an oddly impressive figure.This compelling work is many things: a case history of a deeply troubled man; the story of a transplanted and self-conscious southerner; a historical overview of Boston illuminated with striking cityscapes; an odd sort of American social history. But chiefly it is, as Inman himself came to see, a gigantic nonfiction novel, a new literary form. As it moves inexorably toward a powerful denouement, The Inman Diary is an addictive narrative.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Between 1919 and his death by suicide in 1963, Arthur Crew Inman wrote what is surely one of the fullest diaries ever kept by any American. Convinced that his bid for immortality required complete candor, he held nothing back. This abridgment of the original 155 volumes is at once autobiography, social chronicle, and an apologia addressed to unborn readers.Into this fascinating record Inman poured memories of a privileged Atlanta childhood, disastrous prep-school years, a nervous collapse in college followed by a bizarre life of self-diagnosed invalidism. Confined to a darkened room in his Boston apartment, he lived vicariously: through newspaper advertisements he hired ?talkers? to tell him the stories of their lives, and he wove their strange histories into the diary. Young women in particular fascinated him. He studied their moods, bought them clothes, fondled them, and counseled them on their love affairs. His marriage in 1923 to Evelyn Yates, the heroine of the diary, survived a series of melodramatic episodes. While reflecting on national politics, waifs and revolutions, Inman speaks directly about his fears, compulsions, fantasies, and nightmares, coaxing the reader into intimacy with him. Despite his shocking self-disclosures he emerges as an oddly impressive figure.This compelling work is many things: a case history of a deeply troubled man; the story of a transplanted and self-conscious southerner; a historical overview of Boston illuminated with striking cityscapes; an odd sort of American social history. But chiefly it is, as Inman himself came to see, a gigantic nonfiction novel, a new literary form. As it moves inexorably toward a powerful denouement, The Inman Diary is an addictive narrative.…

Condition: good. Books are Brand New. Dust sleeve is torn.

Condition: New.

Hardcover in box. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Books have very minor wear to crowns and heels, interior and exteriors else in as new apparently unread condition. Box has minor scuffing and two small pen marks on one end. Belly band is faded and torn. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1600 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine SLIPCASE. AS NEW 2 volume set - FLAWLESS volumes in blue cloth, each with a red ribbon marker in place. Second printing of FIRST Edition. Clean and tight, no markings - appears unread/new. SLIPCASE has two minor/small tears along top edge, does not distract from this fabulous set. (See Photo). Original publishers 'belly band' in place around the slipcase.These volumes are an abridgment of the original 155 volumes Arthur Inman wrote, starting in 1919, up until his suicide in 1963. This diary is considered one of the longest English language diaries on record, being 17 million words of which this is part. An important 'diary'. SIDEBAR: Inman was born into a wealthy Atlanta, GA. family. He was a reclusive author and poet.…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: New. pp. 592 Abridged edition.

Condition: New. pp. 592.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Few of us seek immortality, and fewer still by writing. But Arthur Inman challenged the odds. He calculated that if he kept a diary and spared no thoughts or actions, was entirely honest and open, and did not care about damage or harm to himself or others, .

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Only a few of us seek immortality, and fewer still by writing. But Arthur Inman challenged the odds. He calculated that if he kept a diary and spared no thoughts or actions, was entirely honest and open, and did not care about damage or harm to himself or others, he would succeed in gaining attention beyond the grave that he could not attain in life.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: new.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition; 2rd Printing. A beautiful book set except little teared to the jacket. 1661 pages. 10.00x6.25x3.50 inches.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 1600 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 90. Weight in Grams: 2360. . 1985. Hardcover. . . . .

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 1600 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 90. Weight in Grams: 2360. . 1985. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Only a few of us seek immortality, and fewer still by writing. But Arthur Inman challenged the odds. He calculated that if he kept a diary and spared no thoughts or actions, was entirely honest and open, and did not care about damage or harm to himself or others, he would succeed in gaining attention beyond the grave that he could not attain in life.The diary became a many-layered and strikingly animated work of a gifted writer, by turns charming, repellent, shocking, cruel, and comical. But the diary is also an uninhibited history of his times, of his eccentricities and fantasies, of his bizarre marriage arrangements and sexual adventures. Inman's explorations of his own troubled nature made him excessively curious about the secret lives of others. Like some ghostly doctor-priest, he chronicled their outpourings of head and heart as vividly as he did his own. The diary reads like a nonfiction novel as it moves inexorably toward disaster.This is an abridged version of the celebrated two-volume work published by Harvard as The Inman Diary: A Public and Private Confession. Few of us seek immortality, and fewer still by writing. But Arthur Inman challenged the odds. He calculated that if he kept a diary and spared no thoughts or actions, was entirely honest and open, and did not care about damage or harm to himself or others, he would succeed in gaining attention beyond the grave that he could not attain in life. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…