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Late Have I Loved Thee [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 1948] Mannin, Ethel
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447 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1948
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Ethel Mannin
119 books43 followersEthel Mannin (1900-84) was a prolific Anglo-Irish left wing anarchist pacifist author. She was quite close to W.B.Yeats at one time.
Ethel Edith Mannin (October 6, 1900 – 1984) was a popular British novelist and travel writer. She was born in London into a family with an Irish background.
Her writing career began in copy-writing and journalism. She became a prolific author, and also politically and socially concerned. She supported the Labour Party but became disillusioned in the 1930s. A visit in 1936 to the USSR left her unfavourable to communism. According to R. F. Foster (W. B. Yeats: A Life II p.512) 'She was a member of the Independent Labour Party, and her ideology in the 1930s tended to anarcho-syndicalism rather than hardline Communism, but she was emphatically and vociferously left-wing'. She came to support anarchism, and wrote about the Russian-born, American anarchist Emma Goldman, a colleague in the Solidaridad Internacional Antifascista at the time of the Spanish Civil War.
She married twice: in 1919, a short-lived relationship from which she gained one daughter, and in 1938 to Reginald Reynolds, a Quaker and go-between in India between Mahatma Gandhi and the British authorities. In 1934-5 she was in an intense but problematic intellectual, emotional and physical relationship with W. B. Yeats, who was on the rebound from Margot Ruddock and about to fall for Dorothy Wellesley (a detailed account is in R. F. Foster's life of Yeats, concluding mainly that her emotional engagement was much less than his). She also had a well-publicised affair with Bertrand Russell.
Source: Wikipedia.
Ethel Edith Mannin (October 6, 1900 – 1984) was a popular British novelist and travel writer. She was born in London into a family with an Irish background.
Her writing career began in copy-writing and journalism. She became a prolific author, and also politically and socially concerned. She supported the Labour Party but became disillusioned in the 1930s. A visit in 1936 to the USSR left her unfavourable to communism. According to R. F. Foster (W. B. Yeats: A Life II p.512) 'She was a member of the Independent Labour Party, and her ideology in the 1930s tended to anarcho-syndicalism rather than hardline Communism, but she was emphatically and vociferously left-wing'. She came to support anarchism, and wrote about the Russian-born, American anarchist Emma Goldman, a colleague in the Solidaridad Internacional Antifascista at the time of the Spanish Civil War.
She married twice: in 1919, a short-lived relationship from which she gained one daughter, and in 1938 to Reginald Reynolds, a Quaker and go-between in India between Mahatma Gandhi and the British authorities. In 1934-5 she was in an intense but problematic intellectual, emotional and physical relationship with W. B. Yeats, who was on the rebound from Margot Ruddock and about to fall for Dorothy Wellesley (a detailed account is in R. F. Foster's life of Yeats, concluding mainly that her emotional engagement was much less than his). She also had a well-publicised affair with Bertrand Russell.
Source: Wikipedia.
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October 20, 2015
This has been on my shelf for years. When I read that it was Pope Francis' favorite book, I knew I had to read it asap. A wonderful and inspiring read. I love conversion stories as they remind me that God love is greater than any shackles of sin. Reminds me of Brideshead!
January 8, 2017
Found a secondhand a copy in a book shop. It was a favourite of my mum's. A old style novel of love,and religion. The author was an atheist, therefore it was a surprise that this a novel was strongly Catholic, and similar to early Graham Green. I like the story of personal redemption through service in the church. It was written at the end of the second world war when many ex service men and women chose to enter the religious life, after the trauma of war. It is a book which reminds me that great novels never date and can be read as fresh as the year (1948) they were written.
October 3, 2008
A novel of conversion, written by a noncatholic anarchist. Loved it.
November 6, 2021
Hace unos días que terminé esta lectura de una obra que elegí, como varias veces lo hago, guiada por una simple "tincada" como se dice.
No conocía de nada a la autora y el título me dió a creer que se trataría de una trama de tipo romántico y sí, tiene que ver con el amor, pero en su sentido más profundo y trascendental.
Trata de la historia de Francis Sable un joven escritor que encuentra su mayor éxito en la década de los 30. La autora logra situarnos en el contexto socio-politico que en esos años se vivía en la Europa post I Guerra mundial en que la juventud (de mayores recursos) parecía querer equiparar los daños entregándose a los placeres de la vida mundana. Es en estas circunstancias que nuestro protagonista atraviesa una experiencia intensamente transformadora que lo llevara a replantearse no solo el cómo vive si día a día, sino que más aún el sentido de la vida misma y en especial sus creencias espirituales.
Temas recurrentes en la obra son las influencias literarias y artísticas de la época, la practica del montañismo (que Francis realiza desde su infancia) y las referencias a la obra de San Agustín, específicamente sus Confesiones, desde las cuáles se extrae el título de este libro.
En lo personal no me considero una persona creyente en ninguna religion en especial por lo que me acerqué a este libro sin los prejuicios que tendría quizás alguien que profese alguna religion especifica. Aun así reconozco que me cautivo no solo el estilo de narrativa de la autora que magníficamente construye para el lector las escenas de ciudad y naturales donde se desarrolla la trama, sino su capacidad de transmitir con sus composiciones cada fase de la transformación que va experimentando el personaje principal.
Siempre he admirado a las personas que son capaces de alimentar aquello que llaman "fé" en lo que no ven. Y los considero aventajados en cierta forma ya que pienso, el sólo creer en algo, te protege de alguna forma de los vaivenes de la vida. La fé es un refugio espiritual que esta a disposición de quien quiera adoptarla.
Este relato es una historia de fé.
Pienso que alguien que practique montañismo podría disfrutarla bastante considerando las descripciones de los paisajes y los ascensos en que la autora simplemente se luce.
No conocía de nada a la autora y el título me dió a creer que se trataría de una trama de tipo romántico y sí, tiene que ver con el amor, pero en su sentido más profundo y trascendental.
Trata de la historia de Francis Sable un joven escritor que encuentra su mayor éxito en la década de los 30. La autora logra situarnos en el contexto socio-politico que en esos años se vivía en la Europa post I Guerra mundial en que la juventud (de mayores recursos) parecía querer equiparar los daños entregándose a los placeres de la vida mundana. Es en estas circunstancias que nuestro protagonista atraviesa una experiencia intensamente transformadora que lo llevara a replantearse no solo el cómo vive si día a día, sino que más aún el sentido de la vida misma y en especial sus creencias espirituales.
Temas recurrentes en la obra son las influencias literarias y artísticas de la época, la practica del montañismo (que Francis realiza desde su infancia) y las referencias a la obra de San Agustín, específicamente sus Confesiones, desde las cuáles se extrae el título de este libro.
En lo personal no me considero una persona creyente en ninguna religion en especial por lo que me acerqué a este libro sin los prejuicios que tendría quizás alguien que profese alguna religion especifica. Aun así reconozco que me cautivo no solo el estilo de narrativa de la autora que magníficamente construye para el lector las escenas de ciudad y naturales donde se desarrolla la trama, sino su capacidad de transmitir con sus composiciones cada fase de la transformación que va experimentando el personaje principal.
Siempre he admirado a las personas que son capaces de alimentar aquello que llaman "fé" en lo que no ven. Y los considero aventajados en cierta forma ya que pienso, el sólo creer en algo, te protege de alguna forma de los vaivenes de la vida. La fé es un refugio espiritual que esta a disposición de quien quiera adoptarla.
Este relato es una historia de fé.
Pienso que alguien que practique montañismo podría disfrutarla bastante considerando las descripciones de los paisajes y los ascensos en que la autora simplemente se luce.
February 28, 2024
Excellent writing style
This book covers the spiritual journey of an individual who initially didn't acknowledge
The concept of 'a spiritual journey'
This book covers the spiritual journey of an individual who initially didn't acknowledge
The concept of 'a spiritual journey'
February 20, 2022
Avevo letto, di Ethel Mannin, Lucifero e la bambina, il suo romanzo maledetto, censurato per anni, e mi era piaciuta tantissimo l'atmosfera della Londra prima della IIGM, l'irriverenza del tema, le osservazioni acute sull'educazione, sulla famiglia, sull'infanzia, sulle classi sociali, sulla religione. Sapevo che Mannin era stata scrittrice prolifica e personaggio affascinante: prima socialista, poi anarchica, femminista, bisessuale, antimilitarista (ma favorevole alla Guerra civile spagnola), libertaria, insomma, una vera compagna (e amante, tra gli altri, di Yeats e Bertrand Russell, se non bastasse). Ed ecco che mi trovo a leggere questo "Tardi ti ho amato", di qualche anno posteriore, ristampato in Italia in una collana dedicata alle letture preferite da Papa Francesco. Il titolo, e gran parte del romanzo, si rifanno alle parole di Sant'Agostino. Mmm... Lucifero e Sant'Agostino? È indubbio che "Tardi ti ho amato" (quel "ti" si riferisce a Dio) è un romanzo spirituale. Vi si narra di Francis, uno scrittore dandy giovane, bello, ricco e dissoluto, e di sua sorella Cathryn, altrettanto giovane e bella ma pittrice di grande rigore morale. A metà romanzo accade qualcosa che porterà Francis a ripensare a tutta la sua vita e a dedicarsi allo studio dei testi di Sant'Agostino, fino a cambiare completamente la sua esistenza.
Ora, il libro è scritto molto bene, Mannin è autrice molto capace, che sa portare avanti l'azione senza mai perdere di vista i personaggi, neanche quelli secondari, sempre ben delineati. Eppure la seconda parte, che è in realtà il nucleo fondamentale del libro, ovvero la storia di una conversione, l'ho trovata meno interessante della prima, quella sulla vita dissoluta parigina del protagonista. E ci sono diverse scene ambientate sulle montagne (i due fratelli sono appassionati di alpinismo) che mi hanno un po' annoiato. Insomma, Tardi ti ho amato è un bel libro, ma il tema, pur ben trattato, non mi ha interessato molto. Leggerò senz'altro altri libri di Mannin, perché ha una scrittura fluida e vivida, piena di osservazioni non banali su tanti temi diversi, una che si vede che ha viaggiato, vissuto e studiato molto. Peccato che la maggior parte della sua produzione sia fuori catalogo ormai da decenni...
Ora, il libro è scritto molto bene, Mannin è autrice molto capace, che sa portare avanti l'azione senza mai perdere di vista i personaggi, neanche quelli secondari, sempre ben delineati. Eppure la seconda parte, che è in realtà il nucleo fondamentale del libro, ovvero la storia di una conversione, l'ho trovata meno interessante della prima, quella sulla vita dissoluta parigina del protagonista. E ci sono diverse scene ambientate sulle montagne (i due fratelli sono appassionati di alpinismo) che mi hanno un po' annoiato. Insomma, Tardi ti ho amato è un bel libro, ma il tema, pur ben trattato, non mi ha interessato molto. Leggerò senz'altro altri libri di Mannin, perché ha una scrittura fluida e vivida, piena di osservazioni non banali su tanti temi diversi, una che si vede che ha viaggiato, vissuto e studiato molto. Peccato che la maggior parte della sua produzione sia fuori catalogo ormai da decenni...
April 4, 2023
What a lovely surprise of a book! The description of the mountains, climbing, life in Paris was so clear to imagine. And the change that came to Francis throughout the book was so beautifully portrayed. This book was written as a fictionalization of the life of Blessed Fr John Sullivan leading lead me to find out more about a beautified Irishman I’d never hear of before, and also has inspired me to read some of the writings of St Augustine.
September 6, 2023
"Yo soy quizás la lámpara a través de la cual se refleja la luz; no soy la luz. Pero usted encontrará el camino, pues puso en él los pies hace mucho tiempo. Para usted termina la noche del corazón, pues ha visto el alba desde lo alto..."
May 6, 2017
Affascinante la prima parte: un ritmo intenso e progressivo che ricorda L'immoralista di Gide o Il ritratto di Dorian Gray di Wilde. Ma questa è un storia di redenzione, non di perdizione...
December 14, 2019
It is one of my favorite books, such a shame it is so little known.
August 3, 2021
What a lovely book
July 3, 2025
one of those books that i re-read once a decade or so! and the sad bits still make me cry!
September 11, 2025
Uno dei libri più belli mai letti
November 30, 2025
otra historia de conversión entre los escritores ingleses. Pero hay que decir que Mannin tiene plot twist que le dan mucho interés a la novela
February 28, 2024
Three stories in one, a whirlwind of emotion, and hard to part from. Thoroughly enjoyed the read and although whisked away into a different time period and class it was often so relatable. A journey I did not want to finish being part of. Truly enlightening.
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July 21, 2012Probably the best book I have ever read.
August 15, 2013
A lovely, beautifully written book. My mom shared it with me and I understand why it's her all-time favourite.
October 14, 2013
This book moved me and had a profound effect on me
more than any other book I've read.
more than any other book I've read.
August 27, 2016
A deeply moving, poignant, beautifully written masterpiece that should never be out of print.
May 21, 2024
Me encantó este libro sobre descubrimiento interno y la fe en uno mismo
December 12, 2012
one of the best books I have ever read
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