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OverviewA. S. Neill, founder of Summerhill, the most admired and most feared of all progressive schools, was famous as a schoolteacher, educational reformer, and author of illuminating and stylish books about education and the mind of the child. But few people know he was also a dedicated, prolific, uninhibited, witty and often mischievous letter writer. This selection of gems, first published in 1983, has been chosen from hundreds of his letters by his biographer. It includes letters about education, children, politics, writing, fatherhood, the Bomb, old age and death. ‘All the best, Neill’ was the familiar ending of his letters to the famous – H. G. Wells, Bertrand Russell, Henry Miller, Paul Goodman, Wilhelm Reich, Homer Lane; to important educators – W. B. Curry of Dartington, John Aitkenhead of Kilquhanity, Bob Mackenzie of Braehead, Dora Russell of Beacon Hill; to unknown friends, parents, and even casual correspondents. To read these letters is to share the company of a great and always delightful man, who wrote each one with the same commitment and gaiety. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan CroallPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9781138809864ISBN 10: 1138809861 Pages: 286 Publication Date: 22 September 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword by Zoë Neill; Introduction; Chronology; Acknowledgements; Note on the Text; The Letters: 1. Pioneering 2. Education 3. Daily Life 4. Children, Parents and Psychology 5. Heroes: Homer Lane, Wilhelm Reich, H. G. Wells, Henry Miller 6. Politics 7. Authors, Books and Writing 8. Humour 9. Fatherhood 10. Fame and Recognition 11. The American Connection 12. The Bomb 13. Old Age, Death and Immortality; Glossary of Names: People, Schools; IndexReviews'Neill's letters show him as an enchanting, delightful man who had absolutely no respect for authority, and who valued freedom more than anything.' Richard Boston, Punch 'Neill positively spouted letters, like a vast whale, pouring forth advice, reproof, complaint to a faithful circle of friends and acquaintances, never in doubt about his central thesis - that children should be free and not shackled.' Christopher Price, New Statesman 'Highly informative and eminently readable - the essence of the man comes through as in the fragments of a great confession.' James Michie, Education `Neill's letters show him as an enchanting, delightful man who had absolutely no respect for authority, and who valued freedom more than anything.' Richard Boston, Punch `Neill positively spouted letters, like a vast whale, pouring forth advice, reproof, complaint to a faithful circle of friends and acquaintances, never in doubt about his central thesis - that children should be free and not shackled.' Christopher Price, New Statesman `Highly informative and eminently readable - the essence of the man comes through as in the fragments of a great confession.' James Michie, Education Author InformationJonathan Croall Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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