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The Journal of a Disappointed Man
Reproduction of the original: The Journal of a Disappointed Man by W.N.P Barbellion
The Journal of a Disappointed Man
The Journal of a Disappointed Man is the first volume of published journal entries by English naturalist and diarist Bruce Frederick Cummings, writing under the nom-de-plume W. N. P. Barbellion.Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion was the nom-de-plume of Bruce Frederick Cummings, an English diarist who was responsible for The Journal of a Disappointed Man. Ronald Blythe called it "among the most moving diaries ever created".
The Complete Works
Bruce Frederick Cummings (1889-1919), who wrote under the pseudonym W.N.P. Barbellion, was a naturalist who worked in the Natural History Department of the British Museum. Much of his short life was overshadowed by ill-health, and he died shortly after the publication of his most famous work, The Journal of a Disappointed Man, noted for its keen observations of the world around him and its alternating moods of exhilaration and despair. Two subsequent titles, A Last Diary, and Enjoying Life and other literary remains, appeared posthumously. All three, plus a new introduction, are contained in the present volume.
A Last Diary
Barbellion, whose real name was Bruce Frederick Cummings, announced his own death at the end of his "Journal of a Disappointed Maan" but he lived several years longer to keep this diary, which is here edited by his brother, with a biographical sketch and critical appreciation. The diary is a record of the heroism of a doomed man. * * * * "We insist that it is as the revelation of a young scientific man that the diaries are chiefly valuable, and that if Barbellion had turned to a predominantly literary career -- as he very probably would have done -- it is precisely his scientific quality which would have given his contribution its chief value." --Dial "Barbellion's three books of confessions...
Enjoying Life
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The Journal of a Disappointed Man
This book contains Bruce Frederick Cummings' (pseudonym: W. N. P. Barbellion) 1919 work, "The Journal of a Disappointed Man." Hailed by Ronald Blythe as "among the most moving diaries ever created," it is full of astute and frank observations, interesting personal philosophy, and profound introspection. The first edition contains a preface by H. G. Wells, which caused many people think it a work of fiction; however, Well's dispelled this rumour even though the true identity of its author was unknown until his death. A fascinating and unique volume, "The Journal of a Disappointed Man" constitutes a must-read for all lovers of non-fiction and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Bruce Frederick Cummings (1889 - 919) was an English diarist most famous for this work. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Enjoying Life
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The Journal of a Disappointed Man
Likened to James Joyce and Franz Kafka, W.N.P. Barbellion's Journal is one of the great diaries and caused a sensation when first published in 1919. Begun when its author was 13 years old, the Journal at first catalogues his misadventures in the Devon countryside - collecting birds' eggs, spying girls through binoculars - but evolves into a deeply moving account of his struggle with multiple sclerosis. Yet, for all its excruciating honesty, W.N.P. Barbellion has an extraordinary lust for life. As Zeppelins loomed above South Kensington, the humor and beauty he found in the world around him - in music, friendship, nature and love - deepens not just the tragedy of his own life, but the millions of lives lost during the First World War.
