Disraeli
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (734 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001JYYCGY |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 227 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said A graceful biography. Maurois writes in a lovely, almost poetic, style. He is able to present the flow of Disraeli's life very clearly and prettily. He picks lines from letters or snippets of conversation that are evocative, so the book presents Disraeli's life in a warm, non-pedantic manner. It may be a bit old fashioned, but it is very easy to read and rich in word pictures. He presents the historic debates and decisions of Parliament and does not get bogged down in background information.. "From a Man of Letters" according to Mike DePue, OFS. Emile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog was born in 1885. After WWI he set aside his German-sounding name, choosing instead Andre (after a cousin killed in action) Maurois (a village near an important battle of that war; he liked the “sad sonority” of the name); he legalized the change in 19From a Man of Letters Mike DePue, OFS Emile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog was born in 1885. After WWI he set aside his German-sounding name, choosing instead Andre (after a cousin killed in action) Maurois (a village near an important battle of that war; he liked the “sad sonority” of the name); he legalized the change in 1947.He firmly established himself as an old-school man of letters, a now nearly-vanished species. Although he seems to be unjustifiably out of fashion these days, by the time of his death in 1967. 7.He firmly established himself as an old-school man of letters, a now nearly-vanished species. Although he seems to be unjustifiably out of fashion these days, by the time of his death in 1967. HistoryGradstudent said Must read. Having read many biographies of Benjamin Disraeli, I find Andre Maurois's a must-read for students of the Victorian era. It's a literary biography, to be sure, but it's a great portrait of the time-- very colorful, very illustrative, very smart.For a romantic decoration of Disraeli's life and time, read Andre Maurois; for a long and thorough detailed analysis of Disraeli's political career, read Robert Blake instead.
Third printing bound in purple cloth with gold lettering. Very Good. No dj.. Spine rubbed at the tips and a bit faded. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Clean, tight copy. 3rd Printing