The Lost Childhood and Other Essays by Graham Greene (Penguin, 1966, 1695, 5/-, 224pp, pb, co)
Reissue (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1951) collection. Third printing.
- 9 · Part 1: Personal Prologue
- 11 · The Lost Childhood · Graham Greene · ar
revised from “Heroes Are Made in Childhood” (The Listener, March 27, 1947), itself the text of a broadcast.
- 17 · Part 2: Novels and Novelists
- 19 · Henry James: The Private Universe · Graham Greene · ar The English Novelists ed. Derek Verschoyle, Chatto and Windus, 1936 [Ref. Henry James]
- 31 · Henry James: The Religious Aspect · Graham Greene · ar Contemporary Essays ed. Sylvia Norman, Elkin Mathews and Marrot, 1933 [Ref. Henry James]
- 41 · The Portrait of a Lady · Graham Greene · in The Oxford University Press, 1947 [Ref. Henry James]
- 47 · The Plays of Henry James · Graham Greene · ar [Ref. Henry James]
- 52 · The Lesson of the Master · Graham Greene · br The Spectator April 26 1935 [Ref. Henry James]; review of The Art of the Novel.
- 55 · The Young Dickens · Graham Greene · in from Oliver Twist, Hamish Hamilton, 1950 [Ref. Charles Dickens]
- 63 · Fielding and Sterne · Graham Greene · ar From Anne to Victoria ed. Bonamy Dobrée, Cassell, 1937 [Ref. Henry Fielding & Laurence Sterne]
- 73 · From Feathers to Iron · Graham Greene · br The New Statesman and Nation January 3 1948 [Ref. Robert Louis Stevenson & Lettice Cooper]; review of Robert Louis Stevenson by Lettice Cooper.
- 76 · François Mauriac · Graham Greene · ar The Windmill v1 #3, 1946, as “An English View of François Mauriac”
first published in French (“François Mauriac vu par un Anglais”, La France Libre, April 16, 1945).
- 81 · The Burden of Childhood · Graham Greene · in from The Best of Saki, John Lane, 1950 [Ref. H. H. Munro]
- 85 · Man Made Angry · Graham Greene · br The Spectator June 16 1939 [Ref. Léon Bloy]; review of The Woman Who Was Poor.
- 87 · Walter de la Mare’s Short Stories · Graham Greene · ar Tribute to Walter de la Mare on His Seventy-fifth Birthday, 1948
- 93 · The Saratoga Trunk · Graham Greene · br The Spectator November 4 1938 [Ref. Dorothy M. Richardson]; review of Pilgrimage.
- 96 · The Poker-Face · Graham Greene · in from Conan Doyle: His Life and Art, Macdonald and Jane’s, 1977 [Ref. Hesketh Pearson]
- 98 · Ford Madox Ford · Graham Greene · ar The Spectator July 7 1939 [Ref. Ford Madox Ford]
- 102 · Frederick Rolfe: Edwardian Inferno · Graham Greene · br The Spectator February 15 1934, as “Edwardian Inferno” [Ref. A. J. A. Symons]; review of The Quest for Corvo.
- 105 · Frederick Rolfe: From the Devil’s Side · Graham Greene · br The Spectator December 7 1934, as “From the Devil’s Side” [Ref. Frederick Rolfe]; review of The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole.
- 108 · Frederick Rolfe: A Spoiled Priest · Graham Greene · br The Spectator December 6 1935, as “A Spoiled Priest” [Ref. Frederick Rolfe]; review of Hubert’s Arthur.
- 111 · Remembering Mr. Jones · Graham Greene · br The Spectator September 17 1937 [Ref. Joseph Conrad]; review of Conrad’s Prefaces.
- 114 · The Domestic Background · Graham Greene · br The Spectator July 26 1935 [Ref. Jessie Conrad]; review of Joseph Conrad and His Circle.
- 116 · Isis Idol · Graham Greene · br The Spectator September 20 1935 [Ref. Sir Charles Mallet]; review of Anthony Hope and His Books.
- 119 · The Last Buchan · Graham Greene · br The Spectator April 18 1941 [Ref. John Buchan]; review of Sick Heart River.
- 122 · Beatrix Potter · Graham Greene · ar The London Mercury January 1933, as “Beatrix Potter: A Critical Estimate” [Ref. Beatrix Potter]
- 129 · Harkaway’s Oxford · Graham Greene · br The Spectator January 21 1938 [Ref. Edwin J. Brett]; review of Jack Harkaway at Oxford.
- 133 · The Unknown War · Graham Greene · ar The Spectator November 29 1940
- 137 · Part 3: Some Characters
- 139 · Francis Parkman · Graham Greene · ar The New Statesman and Nation August 20 1949 [Ref. Mason Wade]; review of The Journals of Francis Parkman.
- 145 · Samuel Butler · Graham Greene · br The Spectator February 9 1934 [Ref. A. T. Bartholomew]; review of Further Extracts from the Note-Books of Samuel Butler.
- 148 · The Ugly Act · Graham Greene · br The New Statesman and Nation October 8 1949 [Ref. John Connell]; review of W.E. Henley.
- 151 · Eric Gill · Graham Greene · br The Spectator January 10 1941, as “Rebels and Eccentrics” [Ref. Eric Gill]; review of Autobiography.
- 154 · Invincible Ignorance · Graham Greene · ar [Ref. Havelock Ellis]; review of My Life.
- 157 · Herbert Read · Graham Greene · br Horizon: A Review of Literature and Art March 1941 [Ref. Herbert Read]; review of Annals of Innocence and Experience.
- 164 · George Darley · Graham Greene · br The London Mercury March 1929 [Ref. Claude Colleer Abbott]; review of The Life and Letters of George Darley, Poet and Critic.
- 176 · An Unheroic Dramatist · Graham Greene · br The Spectator August 27 1937 [Ref. William Smith Clark]; review of The Dramatic Works of Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery.
- 179 · Dr. Oates of Salamanca · Graham Greene · br The Month December 1949 [Ref. Jane Lane]; review of Titus Oates.
- 182 · A Hoax on Mr. Hulton · Graham Greene · ar The Spectator August 25 1939
- 186 · Don in Mexico · Graham Greene · br The Spectator November 22 1940 [Ref. Professor J. B. Trend]; review of Mexico: A New Spain with Old Friends.
- 189 · Portrait of a Maiden Lady · Graham Greene · br The Spectator August 28 1936, as “Portrait of a Lady” [Ref. Beverley Nichols]; review of No Place Like Home.
- 192 · Mr. Cook’s Century · Graham Greene · ar The Spectator July 4 1941
- 195 · Great Dog of Weimar · Graham Greene · br The Spectator November 8 1940 [Ref. Sylvia Barbanell]; review of When Your Animal Dies.
- 199 · Part 4: Personal Postscript
- 201 · The Revolver in the Corner Cupboard · Graham Greene · ar The Saturday Book ed. Leonard Russell, Hutchinson, 1946
- 206 · Vive le Roi · Graham Greene · ar The Spectator July 22 1938
- 210 · Film Lunch · Graham Greene · ar Night and Day September 16 1937
- 213 · Book Market · Graham Greene · ar The Spectator July 14 1939
- 217 · Bombing Manoeuvre · Graham Greene · ar The Spectator August 18 1939, as “Bombing Raid”
- 221 · At Home · Graham Greene · ar Time and Tide October 19 1940
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