Telling Lives: From W.B. Yeats to Bruce Chatwin

Telling Lives: From W.B. Yeats to Bruce Chatwin

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Author: Alistair Horne

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 432


A fascinating collection of biographical essays by some of today's most distinguished historians. Brought together by Alistair Horne, 26 eminent writers were offered complete freedom of choice in their subject and have chosen a colourful cast of characters, from Mussolini and Carole Lombard to Margaret Thatcher and Isaiah Berlin. This variety is matched by a fascinating diversity of approach to the subjects: Redmond O'Hanlon has contributed his personal reminiscence of Bruce Chatwin, Christina Hardyment compares Marie Stopes and Germaine Greer and Robert Kee speculates on how Parnell might have reacted to the Good Friday Agreement.'All write with zest and imagination. Their enthusiasm, intelligence and wit are in the best tradition of the fellowships they honour'DAILY TELEGRAPH'A perfect chocolate box of biography . . . original and beautifully written'INDEPENDENT'This range . . . pretty much guarantees that there will be something to interest everyone'FINANCIAL TIMES
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.

Author: Alistair Horne

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 432


A fascinating collection of biographical essays by some of today's most distinguished historians. Brought together by Alistair Horne, 26 eminent writers were offered complete freedom of choice in their subject and have chosen a colourful cast of characters, from Mussolini and Carole Lombard to Margaret Thatcher and Isaiah Berlin. This variety is matched by a fascinating diversity of approach to the subjects: Redmond O'Hanlon has contributed his personal reminiscence of Bruce Chatwin, Christina Hardyment compares Marie Stopes and Germaine Greer and Robert Kee speculates on how Parnell might have reacted to the Good Friday Agreement.'All write with zest and imagination. Their enthusiasm, intelligence and wit are in the best tradition of the fellowships they honour'DAILY TELEGRAPH'A perfect chocolate box of biography . . . original and beautifully written'INDEPENDENT'This range . . . pretty much guarantees that there will be something to interest everyone'FINANCIAL TIMES