Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments by Edmund Gosse
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"Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments" by Edmund Gosse is a memoir published in 1907. It chronicles Gosse's childhood in a devout Plymouth Brethren household, exploring the tension between his deeply religious father—a zoologist who rejected Darwin's theories—and the son's gradual departure from Christian fundamentalism. Through small domestic diplomacies and gentle wit, the book captures an intense father-son relationship and the experience of religious adolescence in Victorian England. Critics praise
it as a brilliant social document and pioneering memoir of self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 |
|---|---|
| Title | Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_and_Son_(Gosse_book) |
| Credits | E-Text created by Martin Adamson |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 |
| Subject | Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century |
| Subject | Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 -- Childhood and youth |
| Subject | Authors, English -- 19th century -- Family relationships |
| Subject | Plymouth Brethren -- England -- Biography |
| Subject | Zoologists -- Great Britain -- Biography |
| Subject | Conflict of generations -- England |
| Subject | Fathers and sons -- England |
| Subject | Apostasy |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2540 |
| Release Date | Nov 28, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 570 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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