Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Private_Papers_of_Henry_Ryecroft

First published as An author at grass, from Fortnightly review, 1902-03

Release date is 1998-09-01

Transcribed from the 1903 Archibald Constable & Co. edition by David Price

"The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft" by George Gissing is a semi-fictional autobiographical work published in 1903. Gissing presents himself as the editor of a deceased friend's diary, organizing the reflections into four seasonal chapters. The work explores the narrator's love of nature and offers candid observations on society and politics. Written in an unaffected, classic style, the book gained particular popularity in Japan, where its seasonal structure and honest assessments resonated with early twentieth-century readers and scholars. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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