W. N. P. Barbellion - A Last Diary [facsimile] - 2017

WNP Barbellion - A Last Diary
First edition 1921, Facsimile reprint 2017
Publisher: Facsimile Publisher, Delhi, India
Hardcover with cloth cover
A Last Diary 148 pages, introduction by Arthur J Cummings 50 pages
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A Last Diary is a book written by W. N. P. Barbellion and published in 1921. It is a collection of diary fragments that the author wrote during the final months of his life. Barbellion was a pseudonym for Bruce Frederick Cummings, a British naturalist and writer who died at the age of 30 from multiple sclerosis. In the book Barbellion reflects on his life, his illness and his impending death. He writes candidly about his physical and emotional struggles, his relationships with his family and friends, and his thoughts on religion, philosophy and literature. The diary fragments are both moving and humorous and offer a unique glimpse into the thoughts of a young man confronted with his own mortality. A Last Diary is regarded as a classic of modern literature and is praised for its honesty, insight and literary style. This rare antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original.