Greene's in depth self examination, a fascinating autobiography by one of England's most distiguished writers. Henry Graham Greene, B. Hertforshire, England, 1904 - 1991: English playwright, novelist, short story writer, travel writer and critic From his childhood, and youth as a writer he reveals the conscious and unconscious elements that formed his style and provided material for his novels. The child of an intellectual Edwardian family (his father a headmaster and scholar; his years at Oxford; his involvement with the Secret Service (foreshadowing a lifelong interest in the grubby realities behind the facade of espionage); his apprenticeship as a journalist and his early years as a writer. In his own words, "I have preferred to finish this essay with the years of failure which followed the acceptance of my first novel." Black cloth boards and spine. DW not price clipped, white yellowed. Spotty soil, 1 inch closed tear to upper edge, two other small closed edge tears. Plastic overlay peeled to areas, peeling to others, yellowed. Front inside flap corners creased. Full black and white picture of author to rear dw. Previous owners name to upper edge e.p. small lettering. Text clean, solidly bound. First Printing. 8 vo, 220 pages. In protective mylar. First Print

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