{"product_id":"private-road","title":"Private Road","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this, the companion volume to his earlier autobiographical \u003ci\u003eApostate\u003c\/i\u003e (1926), Forrest Reid continues his 'chronicle of a prolonged personal adventure'. \u003ci\u003ePrivate Road\u003c\/i\u003e (first published in 1940) offers Reid's descriptions of his early writing efforts; a youthful correspondence with Henry James that began with promise yet ended disappointingly ('the Master was not pleased...'); his Cambridge encounters with such luminaries as Ronald Firbank and W.B. Yeats; the production and reception of his first published works; and his valued friendships with E.M. Forster and Walter de la Mare. The closing stages of the book reflect Reid's unique sense of the spiritual: a compelling meditation on our 'second life' in a place Reid calls 'dreamland', wherein a 'shadowy agent' conjures an atmosphere that can hold powerful inspirational properties for the artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaber Finds is devoted to restoring to readers a wealth of lost\/neglected classics and authors of distinction. The range embraces fiction, non-fiction, the arts and children's books. For a full list of available titles visit faberfinds.co.uk. To join the dialogue with fellow book-lovers please see our\u003cbr\u003eblog faberfindsblog.co.uk.     Normal   0         false   false   false                                        \/* Style Definitions *\/\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258484773208,"sku":"9780571283682","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571283682_01faee74-0fa1-4875-ae4c-494843274f4f.jpg?v=1765957546","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/private-road","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}