Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_and_Son_(Gosse_book) Release date is 2004-11-28
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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.)
Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 -- Childhood and youth Authors, English -- 19th century -- Family relationships Plymouth Brethren -- England -- Biography Zoologists -- Great Britain -- Biography Conflict of generations -- England Fathers and sons -- England Apostasy
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Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_and_Son_(Gosse_book) Release date is 2004-11-28
E-Text created by Martin Adamson E-Text created by Martin Adamson
"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.)
Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 -- Childhood and youth Authors, English -- 19th century -- Family relationships Plymouth Brethren -- England -- Biography Zoologists -- Great Britain -- Biography Conflict of generations -- England Fathers and sons -- England Apostasy
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