Confessions Young Man by Moore George Written Irish Novelist (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. GEORGE MOORE: In 1886 Moore published Confessions of a Young Man, a lively and energetic memoir about his 20s spent in Paris and London among bohemian artists. It contains a substantial amount of literary criticism for which it has received a fair amount of praise, for instance The Modern Library chose it in 1917 to be included in the series as "one of the most significant documents of the passionate revolt of English literature against the Victorian tradition." BROWN LEATHERETTE, Spine #3, BL Logo of Monk at Desk on front, 109 Titles Listed at Back.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: In 1886 Moore published CONFESSIONS OF A YOUNG MAN, a lively and energetic memoir about his 20s spent in Paris and London among bohemian artists. It contains a substantial amount of literary criticism for which it has received a fair amount of praise, for instance The Modern Library chose it in 1917 to be included in the series as "one of the most significant documents of the passionate revolt of English literature against the Victorian tradition." BLUE LEATHERETTE, Spine #2, BL Logo on Front; 108 Titles listed at back; slight spine lean.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. VERY CLEAN 1920 EDITION (Lists Latzko, Men at War ML#88; Does not list Pater, Marius ML#90.) BROWN LEATHERETTE 82 Titles Listed at Back make this 1919. Brodzky Endpapers, Gold BL logo and Lettering on spine, brown topstain. STORY: In writing style The Confessions of a Young Man is presented as a novel, with a hero named Dayne, but the reader assumes in essence it is an autobiography, a true "confession". Dayne (i.e. Moore) went to Paris as a teenager, and almost becomes a full Parisian nearly forgetting the English language after 15 years.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. RARE, DIFFICULT TO FIND. DJ is Bright Yellow and Navy Blue; has 159 Titles listed on back; 95 cents on front flap; Per Scott Kamin: has Dostoyevsky's Brothers K, does not have Chaucer title, making this Spring 1929; chips on top near spine and tiny chips of bottom spine edge. BOOK: covered in Green Balloon cloth; Spine 5; gold torchbearer on front is leaping right; gold authors name and title with large grape-tree on spine; Kent Endpapers; green topstain; previous owners name on front endpaper, "John Smoddy", neatly written. STORY: In writing style The Confessions of a Young Man is presented as a novel, with a hero named Dayne, but the reader assumes in essence it is an autobiography, a true "confession". Dayne (i.e. Moore) went to Paris as a teenager, and almost becomes a full Parisian nearly forgetting the English language after 15 years. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF ABEBOOKS EXCELLENCE.