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Letters from Oxford

by Hugh Trevor-roper

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ISBN13: 9780297850847
ISBN10: 0297850849
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In 1947, 33-year-old historian Hugh Trevor-Roper and 82-year-old world-famous art critic Bernard Berenson met for the first time. Trevor-Roper promised to write to Berenson, and his letters continued until his friend, frail but still intensely curious about the world, died in 1959. Elegantly constructed, beautifully and precisely written, Trevor-Roper's correspondences are shot through with high-octane malice, sharp judgments, blistering comments, and many wonderfully funny episodes. From meeting Communist dignitaries behind the Iron Curtain to speeding in his glamorous gray Bentley to visit duchesses in the Scottish borders, this collection sets a tone of amusement at the "human comedy"—the vanity, snobbery, intrigue, and human weakness that Trevor-Roper saw all around him.

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Subtitled, "Hugh Trevor-Roper To Bernard Berenson". Wonderful social comedy from a master historian.

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About the Author

Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914–2003) was one of the most famous historians of his generation. His books include Archbishop Laud, A Hidden Life, The Last Days of Hitler, The Reformation and Social Change, Princes and Artists, and Renaissance Essays. Richard Davenport-Hines is the author of Gothic, The Pursuit of Oblivion, A Night for the Majestic, and W. H. Auden.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780297850847
Author:
Trevor-roper, Hugh
Publisher:
Libri
Editor:
Davenport-Hines, Richard
Author:
Trevor-Roper, Hugh
Author:
Trevor-Roper, H. R.
Subject:
BIO026000
Subject:
Intellectual life
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Europe - Great Britain - General
Publication Date:
September 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
368
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