Theodore Francis Powys — Soliloquy of a Hermit

New York, G. Arnold Shaw, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this non fiction piece from British writer Theodore Francis Powys. First US edition. With a portrait frontispiece. An interesting non fiction work, containing the thoughts of the author at the beginning of the twentieth century. Powys complains about his neighbors, laments his sins and his depression, as well as discussing creation, God, and Jesus, with a myriad of tangents. Powys was deeply, if unconventionally, religious. With the Bible being a major influence on much of his work. Written by Theodore Francis Powys, a British novelist and short-story writer who published as T. F. Powys. He is best remembered for his allegorical novel Mr. Weston's Good Wine. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with a minor tide mark to the top of each page. Minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .