It is customary to preface an autobiography with an apology, but in today's world, such a gesture seems unnecessary. We live in an age where standards of decent conduct are under threat, with daily reports of violence, divorce, and arson. Young girls smoke cigarettes and, reportedly, cigars; mature women don one-piece bathing costumes, and married men often prefer cinema to traditional values. In light of this, it becomes essential to present a higher example to society. At forty-seven, I have felt this urgency growing stronger. When my wife, her four sisters, and the vicar of my parish, Reverend Simeon Whey, urged me to share my experiences, I realized that delaying this task would be a moral failing. While many may dismiss the concept of sin, I firmly oppose it and have consistently rebuked it in others while striving to avoid it myself. Therefore, I feel it is my duty to share this volume, not only as a reflection of my beliefs but as a call to uphold higher standards in a time when they are sorely needed.
Henry Howarth Bashford Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
Sir Henry Howarth Bashford bol uznávaný anglický lekár, ktorý sa stal lekárom Juraja VI. Dnes je pripomínaný ako spisovateľ, najmä pre satirickú autobiografiu „Augustus Carp, Esq., By Himself“, ktorá vyšla prvýkrát anonymne. Jeho dielo sa vyznačuje bystrým pozorovaním ľudskej povahy a jemným humorom. Bashfordova próza aj poézia často skúmajú zložitosť spoločenských noriem a túžbu po skutočnej dobrote.
