Author : August Strindberg
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781440061615
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (616 download)
Book Synopsis The Son of a Servant (Classic Reprint) by : August Strindberg
Download or read book The Son of a Servant (Classic Reprint) written by August Strindberg and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Son of a Servant From the Publication of The Son of a Servant to The Inferno (1886 - 1896) A celebrated statesman is said to have described the biography of a cardinal as being like the Judgment Day. In reading August Strindberg's autobiographical writings, as, for example, his Inferno, and the book for which this study is a preface, we must remember that he portrays his own Judgment Day. And as his works have come but lately before the great British public, it may be well to consider what attitude should be adopted to wards the amazing candour of his self-revelation. In most provinces Of life other than the comprehension Of our fellows, the art Of understanding is making great progress. We com prehend new phenomena without the Old strain upon our capacity for readjusting our point Of View. But do we equally well understand our fellow-being whose way of life is not ours? We are patient towards new phases Of philosophy, new discoveries in science, new sociological facts, Observed in other lands; but in considering an abnormal type of man or woman, hasty judgment or a too contracted outlook is still liable to cloud the judgment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.