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    His Family
    His Family
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    His Family

    By Ernest Poole

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    Excerpt: "For the conquest of Britain by the English our authorities are scant and imperfect. The only extant British account is the "Epistola" of Gildas, a work written probably about A.D. 560. The style of Gildas is diffuse and inflated, but his book is of great value in the light it throws on the state of the island at that time, and above all as the one record of the conquest which we have from the side of the conquered. The English conquerors, on the other hand, have left jottings of their conquest of Kent, Sussex, and Wessex in the curious annals which form the opening of the compilation now known as the "English" or "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle," annals which are undoubtedly historic, though with a slight mythical intermixture. For the history of the English conquest of mid-Britain or the Eastern Coast we possess no written materials from either side; and a fragment of the Annals of Northumbria embodied in the later compilation ("Historia Britonum") which bears the name of Nennius alone throws light on the conquest of the North." (Goodreads)
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    PublisherOtbebookpublishing
    Release dateMar 20, 2020
    ISBN9783962722227
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    Ernest Poole

    Ernest Cook Poole (January 23, 1880 – January 10, 1950) was an American journalist, novelist, and playwright. Poole is best remembered for his sympathetic first-hand reportage of revolutionary Russia during and immediately after the Revolution of 1905 and Revolution of 1917 and as a popular writer of proletarian-tinged fiction during the era of World War I and the 1920s. (Wikipedia)

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    • 5/5
      His Family received the first Pulitzer for fiction (then called "novels") in 1918. It traces a middle-class New York family through their ups and downs from the early 1910's to 1917. The family consists of a widower (who wants to be close to his children but doesn't feel he is and whose response to any kind of conflict is to try to smooth it over, anything for peace), his oldest daughter (the traditional wife), her husband and 5 children, his middle daughter (a career woman/feminist), and his youngest daughter (party girl). It's an interesting story of family life in the early 20th century but, deeper than that, it seems to me to be an interesting portrayal of the conflicts and changes going on in American society and the world at that time. That the author was active in working for social reform is reflected in the book. It was also interesting to see the expectations for the future which are reflected in the book. I found it to be a most enjoyable read.
    • 5/5
      This warm family saga takes place in New York City just prior to WWI. Roger Gale is a 60 year old with three daughters. His wife, Judith, has died and he doesn't see much meaning to life although he remembers Judith's words. "Our lives go on in the lives of our children."His eldest, Ethel, is expecting her 5th child, Deborah, at 29 is a school principle and Laura is the youngest. Her zest for life amazes him. "She even danced in restaurants."One day, Laura surprises Roger, announcing she's getting married. It saddens him to think of his baby, his favorite, leaving the house. At the same time, he feels she hasn't given marriage much consideration.Poole describes New York at this time in its growth, from going to concerts at Carnegie Hall to Roger's enjoyment of horseriding in Central Park on his own horse.We also see the changes in the world in the last 90 years when Laura's suitor, Harold Sloane tells Roger that he can make Laura happy. He boasts. "Twenty two thousand this year...we can live on that..."The writing is supurb. The story flows nicely as we follow the family's progress. It's also enjoyable to read the descriptions of the carefree time prior to the horrors of WWI. Poole has a talent for making the reader think as when Roger discusses Laura's wedding and tells Deborah, "Queer how a man can neglect his children...when the thing he wants most in life is to see each one...happy."Laura's wedding comes and goes, Ethel has her child and Roger and Deborah have the house to themselves, each wondering how lonely things will be without Laura's energetic presence.Another interesting fact comes out. To become more involved in her life, Roger goes to Debora's school, He meets an 18 year old, Johnny Geer, who is somewhat crippeled. Roger is impressed at Johnny's bravery and ambition and gives him a job. He asks Deborah's suitor, Dr Allain Baird, if anything can be done for Johnny and learns that it is too late and that Johnny only has a few years to live. Then the doctor comments, the time will be coming when people will have to guard their children even before they are born. (So an early evidence of the need for prenatal care).Roger continues to support Johnny, Laura returns from Europe, Deborah begins planning marriage but without a plot spoiler, something happens to a member of the family.WWI begins and Roger's business faces difficult times. The children ask for financial assistence but Roger has to admit he is poor. The last quarter of the novel, things become sentimental, Johnny has a business idea that helps Roger's business.Johnny's ascendence from a poor cripple 18 year old to a successful businessman adds a Dickensonian aspect to the novel.The ending leaves the reader fulfilled.Highly Recommended.
    • 4/5
      Won first Pulitzer Prize for Novel in 1918. I was reminded of Virginia Woolf's The Years, but His Family is more personal and slightly less sweeping. The plotting is old-fashioned by today's standards, but the characterizations are developed and strong. The theme is well executed.A great document of its time and of New York City in the 1910s. I wish more adults of today would read the book because it shows many of the issues we think of as so contemporary have been with our society for some time. Above all of that, though, this book celebrates family life, kindness, and the idea that with your family around you, you can get through anything. While the novel features several interesting male characters, it is the females who are most interesting. The work features three kinds of pre-feminist women, although my use of the term pre-femnist here is ironic since the father calls Deborah a feminist at one point. Deborah is a career woman, running a school for immigrant children. She rejects the traditional women's roles because she is afraid of losing her identity. Edith, her older sister, is the opposite; she is married and has four children, and is pregant with her fifth child. She accepts the traditional, maternal, domestic role of a woman. Laura is the youngest, most carefree sister. She is interested in social activities, games, parties. Laura shows the materialistic woman, and hse married a wealthy man.These early Pulitzer Prize winning novels show the struggles and hardships that are a part of the uniquely American experience. I think that when they were written part of their purpose was showing that people of all walks of life and personalities have troubles and obstacles in life. While His Family is quite dated in style, it contains some great lyrical passages that transmit the beauty of living and of the passing of generations. For us today, it is an interesting study in the expression, "the more things change, the more they stay the same."
    • 5/5
      "You will live on in our children's lives." - Judith Gale, His FamilyHis Family tells the story of Roger Gale and his struggle to really know and understand his three grown daughters after the passing of his wife. Before her death, she urged him to carefully remember all that the girls had done so that, "when you come after me, my dear, oh, how hungry I shall be for all you will tell me. For you will live on in our children's lives." This is the theme of the book as Roger tries desperately to keep up with his daughters and their families. Each of the daughters is strikingly different and each exemplifies a different stereotype of women in the years leading up to the "Roaring Twenties." Edith, the oldest, is the old fashioned mother and stay at home mom who strives diligently to have her children raised in a proper fashion. Her world revolves around her children. The middle child, Deborah, is the social reformer. She doesn't marry until she is older because she spends so much time working in the tenements in New York City and campaigning for women's suffrage. Laura is the youngest and is a perfect example of the early rise of the flapper. She lives the social life with no regard to the amount of money she is spending or to the feelings of her family around her.This book is by far my favorite yet. My favorite period of history is the time from the end of the Civil War to right before World War II. It is fascinating to read this account of a family trying to move with the times at a very tumultuous time socially in American history. Some fight for the traditional values and some jump with all they have into a carefree life focused on 'self'. The book runs over into World War I and shows how a war in Europe affected Americans economically. The theme of family carrying on through generations and how generations affect each other is also fascinating. It is wonderful as Roger gradually realizes the importance of those who were before and the impact he will have on those after him.The book is a very fast read. Many chapters end in the middle of a scene giving the reader the feeling that they must read on. By the end of the book you know the characters well and see their faults and strengths as Roger discovers them. It contains many good lessons for those of us today
    • 5/5
      Early 20th century New York City is the setting and in a way the main protagonist of His Family, the winner of the first--1918--Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Roger Gale is the head of a well-to-do family of three daughters; all four are very different not only in character but also in the way each embraces or rejects the changes that are occurring so rapidly, particularly as a result of the waves of immigration that crowd the city and change its physical, moral, and social landscape. Roger, now in his late 50s, is a New Englander who moved to the city as a young man and threw himself into its life. He owns a successful small business. A widower, his life revolves around his three daughters; he views himself as something of their protector and patriarch, even though all three are all of age. He is uncertain about the changes that he sees in New York, a city he loves. He raised his family in a traditional fashion, in a large home he owns. Now, all around him he feels pressed in by the apartment buildings that not only tower over his home but also seem to be populated with hundreds if not thousands of pairs of eyes of stranger, people whom he does not know—not really neighbors in the sense to which he is accustomed. Edith, his oldest daughter, is married and the mother of 4, expecting a 5th child. She represents in the novel the traditional ways of ‘old’ New York—the pre-immigrant, slower way of life where the wife stayed at home, raised the children, and provided a comfortable, smooth-running home for her husband. Raised in privilege, used to servants, she views the newcomers with disdain, considering them undesirable. At one point in the book, she dismisses the idea of sending them to anything other than private schools for fear that her children will be forced to associate with “them”. She stands for tradition, for what is known and cherished, and all the values, both good and bad, that are associated with a woman’s traditional role in a family.Deborah, the middle daughter, is of a totally different cut of cloth. A career woman and idealistic reformer, she heads a radically modern (for that day) school, coming into daily and intimate contact with immigrant children and their families. She sees at first hand their struggles and identifies strongly with them. She gives herself tirelessly to her work which is her life. Terrified of marriage and motherhood for fear that she will be then trapped and unable to continue her life’s work, she continually puts off marriage to Allan, a young doctor equally as idealistic as Deborah.The third daughter, Laura, might as well have arrived from a different galaxy. She is the party girl, the forerunner of the flapper, whose gaiety fills the house and charms each of her family. Suddenly engaged and then married to an up-and-coming wealthy young businessman, Laura is the frivolous one, the grasshopper to Deborah’s and Edith’s hard-working ants.World War I disrupts this family as it did so many others. Roger’s business falls on hard times, and the family is forced to cope in ways it has never imagined. Life changes irrevocably; each of the Gales adapts and grows in accordance with their characters.This is another novel that really has no plot to speak of, but rather in its own way is a documentary of a white, upper middle-class family caught in overwhelming changes they can neither foresee nor prevent from impacting their lives no matter what their outlook. The story is told from Roger’s point of view, as he observes and reflects on the actions of his family and tries to reconcile it all. It is his book.Of all the early Pulitzer Prize winners, I found Poole’s writing style the most dated. That doesn’t mean that the book was difficult, but it was slow-going in a way that, for example, The Magnificent Ambersons, published two years later, was not. Still, I found the story interesting, if not absorbing, from a historical perspective, since it documents in such detail the type of changes that were taking place and what was probably a common reaction to them among the more privileged classes. The daughters, although stereotypes, are still interesting figures, because Poole neither judges them nor paints them as all good or all bad; each of their viewpoints has merit. Clearly, though, Poole has the most affinity for Roger, a good man who did his best to raise and nurture his family.Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      1916. Roger Gale runs a news clipping business. He has three grown daughters and his wife is dead. Edith, the eldest, has four children and a baby on the way. Her husband is a developer, but he dies in a car crash. Then she goes back to the village in New Hampshire where Mr. Gale grew up. Deborah, the middle daughter, is a great education reformer, in the public schools on the Lower East Side. She won’t get married at first, because she thinks a family of her own will interfere with her work, but finally she does. The youngest daughter, Laura, is terribly gay, always dashing of to parties and dances. She marries a rich man. The eschew children and religion, and have affairs instead. Then she shockingly gets a divorce, and marries the man she was having the affair with. She dares to be happy and go unpunished, though none of the family really approve. Most of the book is a sentimental meditation on life and death. We go on in our children’s lives. It’s about the bewildering scale of life and how little of it we can really know in our short stay here, but, ah, isn’t it grand? I enjoyed it. Can’t say it was gripping. Took me several months to finish. First novel to win the Pulitzer Prize.

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