Twenty Years of My Life

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton, 1856-1947

Contributor:

Makino, Yoshio, 1874-1956.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Twenty Years of My Life" by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen is a memoir written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the author's experiences and interactions with notable literary figures during his time in London, providing personal anecdotes and insights into the literary society of the period. Sladen, who shifts from a legal career to literature, shares his journey through key cities such as Australia, Japan, and the United States, illustrating the influences that shaped his own writing. At the start of the memoir, Sladen introduces his childhood and background, detailing the significant events and influences leading to his eventual career as a writer. He reflects on his upbringing, educational journey, and early aspirations while recounting experiences from his travels that fostered his literary ambitions. The opening establishes the framework for the subsequent chapters, which will delve deeper into his interactions with various authors and the vibrant literary culture of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

MFR, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2021-05-18