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My Life [Autobiography]

My Life [Autobiography]

Ellis, Havelock

Paperback

Aviation & NauticalBiographies GeneralCognition

ISBN10: 937459840X
ISBN13: 9789374598405
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 19 2026
Pages: 456
Weight: 1.33
Height: 1.02 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A solitary lamp burns through the London fog, illuminating a desk crowded with notebooks and the restless mind behind them. In a society straining under the weight of Victorian convention, one observer charts the tides of human behaviour with candour and rare self-awareness. Here, the personal reflections of a pioneering British psychologist unfold, weaving together the intimate world of private experience with the broader currents of intellectual history. From the early stirrings of curiosity in a provincial childhood to the bold investigations that would help shape sexuality studies and medical history biography, the narrative moves with quiet intensity, never shying from the complexities of desire, identity, and social reform. What emerges is not merely a psychology autobiography, but a living record of the search for truth-at once rigorous and deeply humane. The author's encounters with the leading minds of the early twentieth century, his struggles with isolation and misunderstanding, and his unwavering commitment to social progress are rendered with a clarity that lingers long after the page is turned. The memoir's unflinching honesty about the inner life and the evolving science of sexology marks it as a work of both courage and sensitivity, inviting readers into the private study of a thinker who changed the way we understand ourselves. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. For those drawn to social reformer memoirs, the intricacies of Victorian memoir, or the origins of modern psychology, these pages offer a unique vantage point into the heart of a transformative era.

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