The Way of All Flesh: The 1903 Literary Classic (Annotated) Kindle Edition

Unique ElementsHistorical contextDetailed 20th century analysisAbout The Way of All Flesh“Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself, and the more he tries to conceal himself the more clearly will his character appear in spite of him.”The Way of All Flesh is a novel by English author Samuel Butler, published in 1903, a year after his death. A semi-autobiographical work, it is a brilliant, subversive critique of Victorian-era social hypocrisy.Telling the story of four generations of the Pontifex family, written with wit and irony, the novel is sharply critical of contemporary values and beliefs. A finely nuanced, enduring literary classic, and an unmissable read. Read more