George: An Early Autobiography

Content appears as unopened, unread and unblemished with near fine green cloth covered, gold gilt boards displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown. A small bump at head of spine. You can feel the tightness of NEW. DJ has some reinforced and repaired chipping and small tears.

The key words in the title of this book, however, are "early autobiography." Williams tells of his childhood in Wales, his schooling at Oxford, and finally ends with his first theatrical job as an actor. So there was very little famous name dropping. But reading his account of his life, one gets a sense of why he was a ticket-selling playwright. He has a vivid imagination, launching into countless fantasies, and is quite a scholar. His life story is engaging, and we are drawn into it and wish him well—all the time knowing that he did do well. At times, his Oxford relationships hint of homosexuality, so I researched and found that Williams did experiment with both homosexuality and bisexuality, eventually landing on a marriage which produced two sons. It is to his wife and sons he dedicates the book. I did find, at times, I got bogged down in the use of unfamiliar terms, some Welsh, some English. The book is very much anchored in Welsh and English traditions. And Williams also spends time in France, practicing his newly learned French. These passages, which are numerous, use so much French that I fear a reader not schooled in the language would be lost or have to have a French dictionary nearby. I called on my college French, studied almost as long ago as this book was written, and I managed to understand most of what was being said. That is a big flaw in the book, but it and the many unfamiliar Welsh and English customs actually serve to educate, and I came away from the book not only thoroughly entertained but also feeling as if I had a mini-course in early twentieth century Wales and England.

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