At Home by William Plomer
This is a delicious book. It could be said that I loved it because its philosophy agrees with my own: he is a humanist, pacifist, feminist, anti-nationalist and opposed to racism, gentle in his dealings, thoughtful and kind and yet still quietly acerbic.
And all this couched in a language so preciously beautiful it makes you laugh and cry.
Plomer was born in 1903. This, his second MEMOIR was published in 1958. It offers insights into the characters of the members of the Bloomsbury set, who were his friends. It gives Plomer's stand on the times he lived through. He is sharp witted but modest. He is the finest of writers.
Plomer edited one of the finest books I have read - KILVERT'S DIARY - about a Welsh clergyman who died at the age of 39, two months after marrying: a delicate, gentle but revealing work. For "At Home" 5/5
And all this couched in a language so preciously beautiful it makes you laugh and cry.
Plomer was born in 1903. This, his second MEMOIR was published in 1958. It offers insights into the characters of the members of the Bloomsbury set, who were his friends. It gives Plomer's stand on the times he lived through. He is sharp witted but modest. He is the finest of writers.
Plomer edited one of the finest books I have read - KILVERT'S DIARY - about a Welsh clergyman who died at the age of 39, two months after marrying: a delicate, gentle but revealing work. For "At Home" 5/5
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