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  W. N. P. Barbellion -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
W(ilhelm) N(ero) P(ilate) Barbellion was the (additional info and facts about nom-de-plume) nom-de-plume of Bruce Frederick Cummings (September 7, 1889 - October 22, 1919), an English diarist who was responsible for what is usually considered one of the greatest diaries of all time, The Journal of a Disappointed Man.
His diaries up to the winter of 1917, which he revised and corrected prior to publication, were eventually published in March 1919 under the title The Journal of a Disappointed Man.
An editor's note at the very end of the book claims Barbellion died on December 31 1917, but Cummings in fact lived for nearly two more years.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/w/w._n._p._barbellion.htm   (627 words)

  
 W. N. P. Barbellion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
W(ilhelm) N(ero) P(ilate) Barbellion was the nom-de-plume of Bruce Frederick Cummings (September 7, 1889 - October 22, 1919), an English diarist who was responsible for what is usually considered one of the greatest diaries of all time, The Journal of a Disappointed Man.
He chose the pseudonym "W.N.P. Barbellion" to protect the identities of his family and friends; he chose the forenames "Wilhelm", "Nero" and "Pilate" as his examples of the most wretched men ever to have lived.
It is also much admired by many sufferers of multiple sclerosis as a frank and eloquent portrayal of their struggle, and numerous MS societies and charities have recommended or even published copies of the book to encourage greater understanding among sufferers and non-sufferers alike (see link below).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/W._N._P._Barbellion   (721 words)

  
 A Barbellion Bibliography
Barbellion had originally intended to include these extracts in the Journal — whether as entries in the main body of that work or as separate essays is unclear — but was advised by Chatto and Windus to omit them for reasons of space.
Entitled ‘An Essay in Historical Method: The Barbellion Diaries’, it purports to be an impartial investigation into the authenticity of the diaries yet appears to have been written in detestation of the unfortunate man and everything he ever thought, said or did.
In this affectionate two-part tribute to his brother Hal explains that ‘Barbellion’s self-portrayal in the published extracts from his diaries tends to obscure some aspects of his personality known to and valued by his relatives and friends.
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 pseudopodium: Barbellion
Later in 1919, the controversy was somewhat settled when a second "Barbellion" book appeared: an awkward assemblage of odds and ends with a forward by the author's brother.
Barbellion's books anticipate (and epitomize) a kind of contemporary writing — not my kind, certainly, but a kind I like.
Barbellion, 1910 is the year his journal completes its transition from dissection of other species to vivisection of our own.
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 liberia.ca - W N P Barbellion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Barbellion (1974) The journal of a disappointed man
of 'the greatest diary a man has written', W. Barbellion (1889-1919) is paradoxically a neglected figure, unknown...
Author: W. Barbellion - 2 matching titles including 'A last diary' Used, New and Out of Print.
www.liberia.ca /W-N-P-Barbellion/reference/fullview/wikipedia/591490   (170 words)

  
 Luca Antara: July 2004
One of the fascinating things about Barbellion’s Journal is that it is contemporary with two works with which it has affinities, but which Barbellion is unlikely to have known: Rilke’s Notebook of Malte Laurids Brigge and Pessoa’s Book of Disquiet.
Barbellion died properly on the 22nd October 1919.
Barbellion died on the last day of 1917, the victim of a creeping paralysis whose inexorable progress he documents through the years of the Great War.
lucaantara.blogspot.com /2004_07_01_lucaantara_archive.html   (3144 words)

  
 Index to Proceedings - Book Reviews
The journal of a disappointed man by W. Barbellion ; A pictorial guide to South African fishes, marine and freshwater by K. Barnard ; Fishing on the Barrier Reef by George Coates ; Nomenclator Zoologicus vol.
A portfolio of Australian birds by W. Cooper and K. Hindwood.
Australian parrots: their habits in the field and aviary by Neville W. Cayley.
www.rzsnsw.org.au /Pbkrevw.htm   (669 words)

  
 net eamelje » Barbellion
And for years I told English and American acquaintances about this gem of a book, and was disappointed not even the name of the writer was known to them.
Barbellion was the alias Bruce Frederick Cummings choose when he prepared his diary for publication.
This book, The Journal of a Disappointed Man has now been regarded as a classic in the English literature.
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 chocoku scrapheap
Nie ma spisanych, jak w przypadku innych konkursów seo zasad.
W każdym bądź razie wielu ludzi na świecie dąży do tego, by to właśnie ich strona była pierwsza w wynikach wyszukiwania w Google, MSN, Yahoo!
Wygra ten, czyja strona będzie równocześnie na pierwszym miejscu w czterech wyszukiwarkach.
spod.okien.pl /chocoku.php?title=List_of_diarists   (184 words)

  
 Alibris: W. N. P. Barbellion
W.N.P. Barbellion (1889-1919) suffered from multiple sclerosis, and kept a diary chronicling not only the inexorable progression of his illness but his fascination with the world in all its aspects.
by Barbellion, W. Barbellion (1889-1919), née Bruce Cummings, suffered from multiple sclerosis, and kept a diary chronicling not only the inexorable progression of his illness but his fascination with the world in all its aspects.
Enjoying life, and other literary remains of W. Barbellion
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/W._N._P._Barbellion   (182 words)

  
 Book Report
Paterson, N. J.: Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 1929, 1929.
Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a 1 inch cloed tear at top of spine and the slighted hint of rubbing at edges.
[11-1] Keegan, H. L and Macfarlane, W. Venomous and Poisonous Animals and Noxious Plants of the Pacific Region.
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 ClioWeb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The only online historical diary in weblog format that I can recall is The Diary of Samuel Pepys.
The Kafka blog also links to Barbellionblog, being “the complete works of W. Barbellion (1889-1919).” Does anyone know of any other historical diaries that people are republishing as weblogs?
I’ve been thinking a bit about their role as historical documents.
www.clioweb.org /tag/Kafka   (242 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - p n, Laptop Accessories, Records, Drives Storage items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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TLC " U N P R E T T Y " !!!!
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 MSN Encarta - List of Items - Barbellion, W. N. P. (quotations)
MSN Encarta - List of Items - Barbellion, W. (quotations)
Science: How I hate the man who talks about the "brute…
How I hate the man who talks about the "brute creation", with an ugly emphasis on brute.
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 Barbellionblog
‘It is a pleasure to note the success attending the career of Mr W. Barbellion now engaged in scientific work on the staff of the Natural History Museum.
It was a curious sensation to realise that since the last time I sat under the old oak I had been right up to the N. of England, then right down to the S.W., and back once more to London town.
I bragged about my kinetic activity to the stationary oak and I scoffed at the old hill for having to remain always in the same place.
www.pseudopodium.org /barbellionblog   (1949 words)

  
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fiat punto (p) n/s rear light unit complete 
P and D Marsh, cat no.e102 N gauge BR Permanent Way Lorry 
B N I P WRAPPER KING SIZE VALANCE (BOSTON) 
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 LB's journal....July 2, 2000
But not so inspired that I actually do it.
My quote from Barbellion today reminds me of my friendships and my marriage.
The layering of information, the exchange of confidence until you can anticipate lots of things, but still find new veins of thought in your companion.
www.austinprop.com /jo200007/jo070200.htm   (777 words)

  
 The 27 Best Things Ever Said in Favor of Human Evolution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Who would exchange these for the pallid couple in the Garden of Eden?"
W. "We are told by those who assume authority in these matters, that the belief in the unity of origin of man and brutes involves the brutalization and degradation of the former.
Could not a sensible child confute by obvious arguments, the shallow rhetoricians who would force this conclusion upon us?
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1959 FISHERMAN'S MANUAL BY J P MORETON and W A HUNTER 
R/ P B/W Postcard Cats - Rotary Yes we're Watching 1905 
R/ P B/W Postcard Cats Rotary They're Rather Tiny 1905 
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