The Journal of a Disappointed Man

The Journal of a Disappointed Man

1919 • 352 pages

While millions were being slaughtered on the battlefields of Europe, Bruce Frederick Cummings (W.N.P. Barbellion) was dying of multiple sclerosis. Born in 1889, he would be dead by the age of 30, yet, into those few years, he crammed a lifetime of intensity. His rage to live is revealed in his journal, which he created to analyze his emotions and painful existence. He was in love with life and far from being a catalogue of misfortune, the journal shows his courage.