Reviews for Byron a Literary Life: A Literary Life

The average rating for Byron a Literary Life: A Literary Life based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-10 00:00:00 Vicki Tapp I remember Alan Clark for his extra-marital affairs and his wife's willingness to stay the course, so I was interested to read about his publishing difficulties in getting his own books out there, and then his political career, both of which revealed his charisma and charm as well as his arrogance and cruelty. For me, his saving grace was his love of all animals and his attempts to stop the fur trade in the fashion industry twenty years before others latched on to this campaign. The book is very detailed so it's easy to skip through areas of lesser interest.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-05-12 00:00:00 David Ruch The diaries, which Trewin edited, are excellent. I have them all and regularly dip into them on a random basis. Most of what is in this biography comes from the diaries and I found the book a little boring as a result.