Download or read book Descents of Memory written by Morine Krissdottir and published by Gerald Duckworth. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Cowper Powys' works have been described as 'the only novels produced by an English writer that can fairly be compared to the fictions of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. This biography delves into the life of the writer, from his childhood in Derbyshire through his lecture tours through England and the US; and his relationship with his own writing.