A review by davidsteinsaltz
Father and Son by Edmund Gosse

4.0

An extraordinary accomplishment: a steadfastly negative portrayal of extremist religious upbringing that never abandons sympathy for the parents who imposed it upon him. This account of the intersection of science and Puritanism at the dawn of the Darwinian era is fascinating, and it is one of the most impressive accounts of the power of literature to free the spirit.