Confessions of a Young Man

by George Moore

"Confessions of a Young Man" by George Moore is a memoir published in 1888. It chronicles Moore's fifteen years in Paris and London as a struggling young artist immersed in bohemian life during the 1870s and 1880s. Through the protagonist Dayne, Moore depicts a world of painters, poets, actresses, and courtesans, capturing the intoxicating blend of artistic ambition and sensual pleasure. The book offers pioneering literary criticism and some of the first English writings on French Impressionists like Manet and Degas, while challenging Victorian morality with youthful energy and frankness.