Songofsnow Books, Art & Photo

Much English prose has been published since the war; some of it is emphemeral, much is of enduring interest. In this short critical survey an account is given of the most important work of the period.

It covers prose writing of all kinds, except fiction, which is dealt with elsewhere in this series. Mr. Alan Pryce-Jones is a distinguished author, journalist and critic.

Born in 1908, he was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford. His published works includes two travel books, a volume on Beethoven and a book of poems.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Biography and Autobiography

Essays and Criticisms

History and Politics

Religion, Philosophy, Science, Scholarship

Miscellaneous

Conclusion

Select Bibliography

INCLUDES 11 B&W full page photographic portraits of various distinguished authors including James Pope-Hennessy, Edward Sackville-West, Edmund Blunden, Christopher Sykes, Rose Macaulay and Herbert Read among others.

CONDITION: Used lightly, 44 pages, dated 1951, chip from back cover, top left corner.