The Diaries of A.L.Rowse
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A.L. Rowse's journals extend over the greater part of the 20th century. Born in 1903, the son of a poor, virtually illiterate Cornish china-clay worker, he became one of the most prolific authors of his time and one of the most read. For 50 years a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford (its first working-class entrant) he seized the opportunities offered in scholarship, in literature, in politics and above all in public controversy.
Author: Dr. Alfred Lestie Rowe
Format: Hardback, 480 pages, 162mm x 244mm, 860 g
Published: 2003, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Anthologies, Essays, Letters & Miscellaneous
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A.L. Rowse's journals extend over the greater part of the 20th century. Born in 1903, the son of a poor, virtually illiterate Cornish china-clay worker, he became one of the most prolific authors of his time and one of the most read. For 50 years a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford (its first working-class entrant) he seized the opportunities offered in scholarship, in literature, in politics and above all in public controversy.
The Diaries of A.L.Rowse