Aubrey's Brief Lives (The Penguin English Library)

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 920.042 EAN: 9780140430790 ISBN: 0140430792 Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: 1982-10-28 Publisher: Penguin Classics Studio: Penguin Classics
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Editorial Reviews: A series of slanderous, intimate, shocking and defaming pen sketches of the lives of eminent people of the 17th century. They are a heterogenous mixture of anecdote, first hand observation, folklore and erudition, an open-minded - if at times inaccurate - portrait of an age.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: A superb book for learning history and appreciating style Comment: This collection of short narrative portraits of famous and semi-famous people by a recognized scientist and author is among the most interesting reading you'll enjoy. His information is detailed and personal and Aubrey's writing style is a fine pattern for modern readers as well. I recommend this book without question. Customer Rating: Summary: Early gossip columnist Comment: Lives of the rich and famous recorded a time when there were no libel laws meant that even the dirt that wasnt fit to print could be disseminated, whether true or not. It still makes fascinating reading. Customer Rating: Summary: A Fine Edition of a Classic Comment: "Brief Lives" has always been a delight, but it was Oliver Lawson Dick's scholarly editing that revealed Aubrey's genius. And Lawson Dick's Introduction, "The Life and Times of John Aubrey", is a miracle of synthesis and compression: certainly one of the finest biographical essays ever written. This Nonpareil Books edition is sumptuous - a joy to read in these days cheap, quickly produced paperbacks. More Reviews