Private Road

Synopsis

In This, The Companion Volume To His Earlier Autobiographical Apostate (1926), Forrest Reid Continues His 'chronicle Of A Prolonged Personal Adventure'. Private Road (first Published In 1940) Offers Reid's Descriptions Of His Early Writing Efforts; A Youthful Correspondence With Henry James That Began With Promise Yet Ended Disappointingly ('the Master Was Not Pleased...'); His Cambridge Encounters With Such Luminaries As Ronald Firbank And W.b. Yeats; The Production And Reception Of His First Published Works; And His Valued Friendships With E.m. Forster And Walter De La Mare. The Closing Stages Of The Book Reflect Reid's Unique Sense Of The Spiritual: A Compelling Meditation On Our 'second Life' In A Place Reid Calls 'dreamland', Wherein A 'shadowy Agent' Conjures An Atmosphere That Can Hold Powerful Inspirational Properties For The Artist. Faber Finds Is Devoted To Restoring To Readers A Wealth Of Lost/neglected Classics And Authors Of Distinction. The Range Embraces Fiction, Non-fiction, The Arts And Children's Books. For A Full List Of Available Titles Visit Faberfinds.co.uk. To Join The Dialogue With Fellow Book-lovers Please See Our Blog Faberfindsblog.co.uk. Normal 0 False False False /* Style Definitions */