Contemporary Portraits
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"Don't talk to me, Frank, about the hardships of the poor. The hardships of the poor are neces- sities, but talk to me of the hardships of men of genius, and I could weep tears of blood. I was never so affected by any book In my life as I was by the sordid misery of Balzac's poet, Eugene de Ru- bempre. " ii6 CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS Naturally this creed of an exaggerated Individu- alism appealed peculiarly to the best set in London. It was eminently aristocratic.
1898 : After the Downfall The mor...e I thought the matter over, the more clearly I saw that the only chance of salvation for Oscar was to get him to work, to give him some purpose In life, and the reader should remember here that at this time I had not seen De Profundis, and did not know that while In prison Oscar had himself recognized this necessity. After all, I said to myself, nothing is lost if he will only begin to write. A man should be able to whistle happiness and hope down the wind and take despair to his bed and heart, and win courage from his harsh com- panion.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"Don't talk to me, Frank, about the hardships of the poor. The hardships of the poor are neces- sities, but talk to me of the hardships of men of genius, and I could weep tears of blood. I was never so affected by any book In my life as I was by the sordid misery of Balzac's poet, Eugene de Ru- bempre. " ii6 CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS Naturally this creed of an exaggerated Individu- alism appealed peculiarly to the best set in London. It was eminently aristocratic.
1898 : After the Downfall The mor...e I thought the matter over, the more clearly I saw that the only chance of salvation for Oscar was to get him to work, to give him some purpose In life, and the reader should remember here that at this time I had not seen De Profundis, and did not know that while In prison Oscar had himself recognized this necessity. After all, I said to myself, nothing is lost if he will only begin to write. A man should be able to whistle happiness and hope down the wind and take despair to his bed and heart, and win courage from his harsh com- panion.
What to read after Contemporary Portraits?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Harris Frank to read onlineMoreLess
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