Just Whom Is Edmund Gosse’s Father And Son Written For?

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it as a anecdote of a story “...his very absence of imagination aided him in his work. (113)” .
Finally, Edmund, being able to portray this book as a portrait of someone other than himself, is a chance to humble himself, no matter what he says about the father, to the reader. All of these methods that Edmund uses to sway our thinking actually serve only to benefit Edmund Gosse himself. This actually makes it more of an autobiographical account than not.
If you count the number of “I’s” in this book, you will find yourself into triple digits (I actually tried this). This is not the only narcissistic angle of the book. Even when reiterating episodes in the life of the Gosse’s he does it in reference to himself. If this were to chronicle “two temperaments, two consciences....two epochs (35)” there would be more than one perspective. Do we once hear of Philip Gosse’s reactions or feelings about his wife dying? We do not, we merely get the reactions of what he does ...

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