Bound Upon a Course takes a generous glance at the life of the celebrated biographer, John Stewart Collis. In this autobiography, Collis recounts his difficult childhood in Ireland, his decision to write, the years spent on the cultural fringe in London, and his acquaintance with the literary personalities of Rose Macaulay, W B Yeats and T S Eliot. But it was his decision
Bound Upon a Course takes a generous glance at the life of the celebrated biographer, John Stewart Collis. In this autobiography, Collis recounts his difficult childhood in Ireland, his decision to write, the years spent on the cultural fringe in London, and his acquaintance with the literary personalities of Rose Macaulay, W B Yeats and T S Eliot. But it was his decision in 1940 to work on the land, which marked a watershed in his career. These rural experiences shaped his philosophy and resulted in the undisputed classic The Worm Forgives the Plough. Subtle, modest and acutely perceptive, this is an intriguing portrait of a man who was a unique synthesis of scientist, scholar and poet.
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Paperback
,
192 pages
Published
October 1st 2002
by House of Stratus
(first published August 2001)
John Stewart Collis (1900–1984), author best known for
The Worm Forgives The Plough
his account of his experiences working on farms during the Second World War.