Coming out of the Black Country

Towards the end of Stanley Underhill s autobiography, Coming Out of the Black Country, he quotes the advice that Polonius offers to his son, Laertes, in Shakespeare's Hamlet: 'above all, to thine own self be true. He could hardly have anticipated that this advice would precipitate in himself a lifetime of self-examination and searching and serve as a crucial leitmotif that would recur throughout both his adolescence and entire adult life as he grappled to reconcile his faith and sexuality.

Spre sfarsitul autobiografiei lui Stanley Underhill, Venind din tara neagra, el citeaza sfatul pe care Polonius il ofera fiului sau, Laertes, in Hamlet-ul lui Shakespeare: „mai presus de toate, pentru a fi propriu sinele tau sa fie adevarat. Cu greu ar fi putut anticipa ca acest sfat va precipita in el insusi o viata de autoexaminare si cautare si va servi ca un laitmotiv crucial care s-ar repeta de-a lungul adolescentei sale si al intregii vieti de adult, in timp ce se lupta sa-si impace credinta si sexualitatea.