A Small Boy in the Sixties

This 1927 volume provides a memoir of the early experiences of writer George Sturt in and around Farnham, Surrey.

George Sturt (Author), Arnold Bennett (Introduction by)

9781107633025, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 February 2012

258 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.28 kg

George Sturt (1863–1927), who also wrote under the pseudonym George Bourne, was a highly prominent writer on the traditions of rural life and the condition of the English labouring classes. Originally published in 1927, shortly after Sturt's death, this volume provides a memoir of his early experiences in and around Farnham, Surrey. It is written in a characteristically informal, personal style, with numerous beautifully rendered observations, and is also notable for containing an introduction by Arnold Bennett. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Sturt's life and autobiographical writing in general.

Introduction Arnold Bennett
Author's preface
1. At 18 Borough
2. Neighbours
3. The park
4. Schools
5. Squib-night
6. At Grandfather's
7. Hops
8. The meadows
9. Commemorations
10. Paper-boys
11. Fairs
12. Street scenes
13. Old Tom
14. Superstitions
15. Round and about the town
16. Play
17. With my father
18. Canon Hoste, and other churchmen
19. Autumn manoeuvres
20. Mr Poppleton's
21. Books
22. Drawing
23. Visits
24. At the seaside
25. Another change
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: from c 1900 - [DSBH]