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100 1 _aDalton, O. M.
_q(Ormonde Maddock),
_d1866-1945
245 1 0 _aApologia Diffidentis
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-01-13
508 _aProduced by Meredith Bach and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Apologia Diffidentis" by W. Compton Leith is a reflective work, likely an autobiographical essay or philosophical treatise, written in the early 20th century. The text delves into the author's personal struggles with shyness and diffidence, painting a portrait of the emotional turmoil that accompanies such traits. It addresses the profound sorrow of a sensitive individual who yearns for connection yet feels ensnared by overwhelming self-doubt and isolation. The opening portion introduces us to the narrator's childhood and early adulthood, marked by acute shyness and a deep sense of unworthiness. The author describes his transition from a diffident boy to a man overwhelmed by the social expectations of university life, which exacerbate his struggles. He recounts fleeting moments of connection with others, yet emphasizes his retreat into solitude as a means of coping with the pain of his diffidence. This period culminates in a transformative escape to an idyllic landscape in the East, where he seeks solace in nature, attempting to navigate his internal conflicts while grappling with the realization that true fulfillment may lie beyond the walls he has built around himself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBashfulness
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27795
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