- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (4 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743220307
- ISBN-13: 978-0743220309
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.4 x 5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 266,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Spectator, 7/10
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'A landmark biography'
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
poor editing and shoddy research,
By Woolfwriter "WW" (Hants) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Leonard Woolf (Paperback)
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!
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Careless editing colours one's judgement of what should have been a good biography.,
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This review is from: Leonard Woolf (Paperback)
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.
14 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor,
By palmer "geoffrey" (london) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Leonard Woolf (Paperback)
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.
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