Samuel Butler: The way of all flesh (1960, Published for the Classics Club by W.J. Black)
389 pages
English language
Published June 3, 1960 by Published for the Classics Club by W.J. Black.
The Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler that attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. Butler dared not publish it during his lifetime, but when it was published it was accepted as part of the general reaction against Victorianism.
One of the great novels. Picked it up because Williams Gaddis said it was among his favorites. Could have been written yesterday. Hilarious and so very insightful about art and life.
