title: The Confessions of Young Nero
author:  Margaret George 
description: <b>PRAISE FOR<i> THE CONFESSIONS OF YOUNG NERO</i></b><br /><b><br /> </b>Georges reconstruction of the man, in terms both of his public life and private character, is more than a revisiting of fact: Its a subtle exploration of identity and the insidious effects of power...Confessions is all about identity: How is it made, lost, reinvented?...Margaret George occupies that blurry space between history and fiction. And between Tacitus and Margaret George, I rather think its Georges account that is not only most sympathetic but most truthful.Diana Gabaldon, <i>Washington Post</i><b><br /></b><br /> Margaret George has performed about the most audacious act imaginable for a historical novelistan epic work of fiction not merely sympathetic to Nero, but told largely in his own voice. I applaud. And so, I imagine, does that connoisseur of the arts Nero, watching from Elysium.Steven Saylor, author of <i>Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome</i><br /> <i></i><br /> [George] brilliantly recreates past eras and bygone civilizations.Sharon Kay Penman, author of <i>A Kings Ransom</i><br /> <br />A wonderful novel, from the riveting first scene to the breathtaking finale. Jennifer Chiaverini, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of<i>Fates and Traitors</i>and<i>Mrs.Lincolns Dressmaker</i><b> </b><br /> <br /> Wow! Margaret Georgethe reigning queen of historical fictionis back with this epic saga that vividly re-imagines the life of young Nero in all its operatic, dramatic glory.Stephanie Dray, <i>New York Times</i>bestselling author of <i>Lily of the Nile</i><br /> <br /> "Margaret George has an incredible talent in that she can stand in the shoes of her protagonist and speak in his or her voice.Barbara Taylor Bradford, author of <i>The Cavendon Luck</i> and <i>A Woman Of Substance</i>
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  # Confessions of a Young Man
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### George Moore
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
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  INTRODUCTION
  
  
  CHAPTER I
  
  
  CHAPTER II
  
  
  CHAPTER III
  
  
  CHAPTER IV
  
  
  CHAPTER V
  
  
  CHAPTER VI
  
  
  CHAPTER VII
  
  
  CHAPTER VIII
  
  
  CHAPTER IX
  
  
  CHAPTER X
  
  
  CHAPTER XI
  
  
  CHAPTER XII
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
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  Confessions of a Young Man
  
  
  By George Moore
  
  
  Introduction by Floyd Dell
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### INTRODUCTION
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  These “Confessions of a Young Man” constitute one of the most
  
  
  significant documents of the passionate revolt of English literature
  
  
  against the Victorian tradition. It is significant because it reveals
  
  
  so clearly the sources of that revolt. It is in a sense the history of
  
  
  an epoch—an epoch that is just closing. It represents one of the great
  
  
  discoveries of English literature: a discovery that had been made from
  
  
  time to time befor