- Hardcover
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (28 Sep 2006)
- ISBN-10: 1845791347
- ISBN-13: 978-1845791346
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,806,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Spectator, 7/10
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Paul Levy, Guardian 22/9
'A landmark biography'
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Eagerly-awaited but hugely disappointing. Unbelievable number of errors and factual mistakes - couldn't even get the music played at Leonard's funeral right, or the name of the person who discovered Virginia's body etc. Difficult to believe how this book could slip through the hands of editors and proof-readers unchallenged, but it has. This biography paves the way for somebody else to do it bigger, better and more accurate!
Format:Hardcover
Having greatly enjoyed Ms Glendinning's "Vita", not to mention having read a great deal of books by or about Virginia Woolf whom I had studied at university, I was really looking forward to reading this biography.
Frankly, the standard of editing was truly appalling. I have not seen so many inaccuracies and errors in a book by such a reputable author before, in fact I'm rather surprised Ms Glendinning and her publishers allowed the book to be sold in the state that the first edition hardback was sold in.
Frankly, the standard of editing was truly appalling. I have not seen so many inaccuracies and errors in a book by such a reputable author before, in fact I'm rather surprised Ms Glendinning and her publishers allowed the book to be sold in the state that the first edition hardback was sold in.
14 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A very poor attempt at a life of Leonard Woolf in which the central character is constantly forced into the shadows by the figure of his wife. For a good introduction to Leonard's life and work (Glendinning hasn't a clue about his opposition to imperialism) try Frederick Spotts's edition of Leonard's Letters (1989). Very fine.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A revelatory story
I was amazed and delighted by this book - I'd no idea what an interesting man Leonard Woolf was in his own right, nor how much I'd like him (and admire him) as a character. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2006 by B. Hollyer
Hilarious
Re the previous review: Kevin O'Sullivan is Glendinning's (umpteenth) husband. Does she really need him to stick up for her? Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2006 by dinahbitch
Leonard Woolf by Victoria Glendinning
A superbly written and thoroughly absorbing account of an extraordinary, many-faceted and complex man by one of our finest biographers. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2006 by Ms. Robyn A. Karney
The Art of Biography
This must be Glendinning's best book, better even than her biographies of Trollope and Vita Sackville West. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2006 by Kevin O'Sullivan
Very disappointed
I've just been sent an advance copy of this book and am very disappointed at the poor standard of writing and scholarship it displays. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2006 by geena
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