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A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse
Written by:
Richard Ollard
Narrated by:
Geoffrey Howard
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August 27, 2003
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11 hours 59 minutes
Summary
A. L. Rowse proclaimed himself a genius and raged against the slightest criticism from fellow scholars; he was a Marxist who despised the 'Idiot People'; he could be generous and affectionate yet hurled insults at his friends; he inveighed against Puritanism but was himself in many ways a Puritan.
In this clear-sighted and absorbing biography, Richard Ollard examines the many sides of Rowse's Protean personality to reveal a man who, whatever he was responding to--public affairs, the arts, natural beauty or events in his personal life--did so with tremendous energy and passion.
'An urbane study of the celebrated historian.' -Antonia Fraser, Daily Mail
'Strikes a perfect balance between the Jekyll Rowse and the Hyde Rowse.' -Bevis Hillier, Spectator
'Excellent.' -Katherine Duncan-Jones, TLS
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