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W. N. P. Barbellion

1889-1919

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Authors, English -- 20th century -- Diaries Barbellion, W. N. P., 1889-1919 -- Diaries Multiple sclerosis -- Patients -- Diaries Naturalists -- Great Britain -- Diaries

Books by W. N. P. Barbellion

The Journal of a Disappointed Man

"The Journal of a Disappointed Man" by W. N. P. Barbellion is a volume of journal entries published in 1919. Written by English naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings under a pen name, this intimate diary chronicles a life marked by illness and unfulfilled ambitions. The author described it as "a study in the nude," offering raw personal reflections that stirred controversy upon publication. It became the best-known personal account of multiple sclerosis, dividing readers who either condemned it as immoral or celebrated it as a work of genius.