Zachary Leader is a professor of English literature at Roehampton
University in England. Among his books are studies of Romantic
poetry and modern British fiction. Leader edited "The Letters of
Kingsley Amis" ("One of the last major monuments of the epistolary
art."
-"The Sunday Telegraph").
Praise from the United Kingdom:
"This is a book of true stature about a complex talent. Few
literary biographies can match it for depth and intimacy."
"-The Sunday Times"
"Outstanding . . . Leader has surpassed himself . . . He gives us
not only the man, but also his milieu; he gives us not only the
compelling virtues but also the staggering flaws. This is the best
biography I have read for ages: deeply researched, crisply written
and beautifully judged." "-The Daily Telegraph"
"Elegantly organised, lovingly detailed and-how could it not
be?-eruptively funny, Zachary Leader's book is hard to put
down."
"-New Statesman"
"Marvellous . . . It has become a fashion to denounce long
biographies as telling us more than we need to know, but Leader's
is a triumphant vindication of its nine-hundred-plus pages. It's a
pleasure to read, and the accumulation of detail gives a real sense
of a life being led."
"-The Independent"
"Marvellous . . . I ought to say that this book is two hundred
pages too long, but as I enjoyed almost every word of it, I
can't."
"-The Spectator"
"Very thorough and very straight-talking. It's also very clear in
its aims. [Leader] displays the facts of each matter plainly,
allowing readers to deliver their own praise and blame, and
counterbalances them with his attention to the work. It's an
impressively well-judged response." "-The Guardian"
"Full, perceptive and admirably even-handed . . . Considered as a
narrative of the growth and decay of character, Leader's biography
starts to assume the features of an Aristotelian tragedy." "-London
Review of Books"
"My admiration for Leader's skill as a biographer is unalloyed.
It's a big book, but the interest never flags."
"-The Sunday Telegraph"
Praise from the United Kingdom:
"This is a book of true stature about a complex talent. Few
literary biographies can match it for depth and intimacy."
"-The Sunday Times"
"Outstanding . . . Leader has surpassed himself . . . He gives us
not only the man, but also his milieu; he gives us not only the
compelling virtues but also the staggering flaws. This is the best
biography I have read for ages: deeply researched, crisply written
and beautifully judged." "-The Daily Telegraph"
"Elegantly organised, lovingly detailed and-how could it not
be?-eruptively funny, Zachary Leader's book is hard to put
down."
"-New Statesman"
"Marvellous . . . It has become a fashion to denounce long
biographies as telling us more than we need to know, but Leader's
is a triumphant vindication of its nine-hundred-plus pages. It's a
pleasure to read, and the accumulation of detail gives a real sense
of a life being led."
"-The Independent"
"Marvellous . . . I ought to say that this book is two hundred
pages too long, but as I enjoyed almost every word of it, I
can't."
"-The Spectator"
"Very thorough and very straight-talking. It's also very clear in
its aims. [Leader] displays the facts of each matter plainly,
allowing readers to deliver their own praise and blame, and
counterbalances them with his attention to the work. It's an
impressively well-judged response." "-The Guardian"
"Full, perceptive and admirably even-handed . . . Considered as a
narrative of the growth and decay of character, Leader's biography
starts to assume the features of an Aristotelian tragedy." "-London
Review of Books"
"My admiration for Leader's skill as a biographer is unalloyed.
It's abig book, but the interest never flags."
"-The Sunday Telegraph"
Praise from the United Kingdom:
" This is a book of true stature about a complex talent. Few
literary biographies can match it for depth and intimacy."
"- The Sunday Times"
" Outstanding . . . Leader has surpassed himself . . . He gives us
not only the man, but also his milieu; he gives us not only the
compelling virtues but also the staggering flaws. This is the best
biography I have read for ages: deeply researched, crisply written
and beautifully judged." "- The Daily Telegraph"
" Elegantly organised, lovingly detailed and- how could it not be?-
eruptively funny, Zachary Leader's book is hard to put down."
"- New Statesman"
" Marvellous . . . It has become a fashion to denounce long
biographies as telling us more than we need to know, but Leader's
is a triumphant vindication of its nine-hundred-plus pages. It's a
pleasure to read, and the accumulation of detail gives a real sense
of a life being led."
"- The Independent"
" Marvellous . . . I ought to say that this book is two hundred
pages too long, but as I enjoyed almost every word of it, I can'
t."
"- The Spectator"
" Very thorough and very straight-talking. It's also very clear in
its aims. [Leader] displays the facts of each matter plainly,
allowing readers to deliver their own praise and blame, and
counterbalances them with his attention to the work. It's an
impressively well-judged response." "- The Guardian"
" Full, perceptive and admirably even-handed . . . Considered as a
narrative of the growth and decay ofcharacter, Leader's biography
starts to assume the features of an Aristotelian tragedy." "-
London Review of Books"
" My admiration for Leader's skill as a biographer is unalloyed.
It's a big book, but the interest never flags."
"- The Sunday Telegraph"
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