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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aEllis, Havelock,
_d1859-1939
245 1 0 _aImpressions and Comments
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-05-01
508 _aText file produced by S.R. Ellison, Eric Eldred and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
520 _a"Impressions and Comments" by Havelock Ellis is a collection of personal reflections and observations written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a chronicle of the author's thoughts on a variety of topics, from the social conditions of his time to musings on art and nature. It offers insights into human behavior and the cultural shifts occurring in a rapidly modernizing society. The opening of the book features a preface where Ellis explains his intention to share his spontaneous notes, likening them to scattered leaves that reflect his personal engagements with the world. He discusses a scene he witnessed late at night, where a distressed young woman struggles to maintain her balance against a wall, ignored by passersby until one compassionate woman stops to inquire about her well-being. This moment embodies Ellis's concern for the growing urban indifference to communal caring and the role of women in offering instinctive support. The narrative transitions through various reflections on life and art, setting the stage for a series of contemplative observations that explore the beauty and absurdity of human existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish essays
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8125
999 _c50110
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