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A Last Diary by W. N. P. Barbellion audiobook.
Genre: biography
A Last Diary gathers the final notebook entries of W. N. P. Barbellion, the pen name of British naturalist and writer Bruce Frederick Cummings, as he records the narrowing circle of his days with an unsparing eye. Writing in a voice that is by turns sardonic, tender, and fiercely intelligent, he chronicles life as a museum worker and would-be man of letters while a progressive illness steadily threatens his independence, stamina, and sense of identity. The pages move from sharp sketches of colleagues and London streets to intimate notes on love, marriage, money worries, and the daily negotiations of pain and fatigue. Against the distant rumble of wartime England, Barbellion turns his diary into both confessional and workshop: he tests sentences, argues with himself, mocks his own pretensions, and then, without warning, breaks into moments of startling beauty and gratitude. What emerges is not a heroic pose but a bracingly human portrait of a mind refusing to go quiet, determined to keep speaking clearly about fear, ambition, friendship, faith, and the urgent need to make something true before time runs out.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:57:40) Chapter 01
(01:23:08) Chapter 02
(01:45:15) Chapter 03
(02:13:43) Chapter 04
(02:33:54) Chapter 05
(02:54:56) Chapter 06
(03:18:09) Chapter 07
(03:43:52) Chapter 08
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A Last Diary by W. N. P. Barbellion audiobook.
Genre: biography
A Last Diary gathers the final notebook entries of W. N. P. Barbellion, the pen name of British naturalist and writer Bruce Frederick Cummings, as he records the narrowing circle of his days with an unsparing eye. Writing in a voice that is by turns sardonic, tender, and fiercely intelligent, he chronicles life as a museum worker and would-be man of letters while a progressive illness steadily threatens his independence, stamina, and sense of identity. The pages move from sharp sketches of colleagues and London streets to intimate notes on love, marriage, money worries, and the daily negotiations of pain and fatigue. Against the distant rumble of wartime England, Barbellion turns his diary into both confessional and workshop: he tests sentences, argues with himself, mocks his own pretensions, and then, without warning, breaks into moments of startling beauty and gratitude. What emerges is not a heroic pose but a bracingly human portrait of a mind refusing to go quiet, determined to keep speaking clearly about fear, ambition, friendship, faith, and the urgent need to make something true before time runs out.
For ad-free listening try our premium subscription
Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:57:40) Chapter 01
(01:23:08) Chapter 02
(01:45:15) Chapter 03
(02:13:43) Chapter 04
(02:33:54) Chapter 05
(02:54:56) Chapter 06
(03:18:09) Chapter 07
(03:43:52) Chapter 08
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