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"A rich and readable book." Jan Morris, Spectator "Well researched and written, both analytical and intuitive... an excellent biography." Richard West, Sunday Times "This superb new biography differs from all previous ones in its political and historical sophistication, and in its fidelity to fact rather than to sentiment... Stripping the sentimentality from the life of Livingstone has served not to diminish but to enhance it." Fawn M. Brodie, New York Times Book Review "An unhaloed portrait of a very great man.., First rate, absorbing, informative, judicious." New York Times
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"Well researched and written, both analytical and intuitive ... an excellent biography."
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this for my Dad who never stops 'banging on' about it. He absolutely loved it and bores me endlessly with stories of Gieves and Hawkes, Livingstone's tree and much more. Enjoy - I would definitely recommend.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
If Only Our Novelists Could Write So Well
19 Jun 2007
Format:Paperback
Jeal's biography became an instant classic upon publication some years ago. It is doubtful that Livingstone will ever be so fully portrayed, "warts and all," as the saying goes. Quite apart from the life depicted, this biography is a work of art. The prose is gorgeous, quite simply among the best biographies of the decade. One is simultaneously gripped and repelled by the author's extraordinary subject. Livingstone is one of the two or three singularly impressive Victorian figures whom contemporaries admired but whom we now regard with dismay. Still, there are no such grand figures in our time, and it is doubtful any will ever emerge again with such courage and daring. He was in so many ways as hateful as his age, but a better man than we in our time who praise ourselves for finding fault with his undeniable accomplishments from the comfort of our little lives.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Very thorough
13 Mar 2010
Format:Hardcover
I found this book quite interesting but I did think the author fails to fully grasp Livingstone's Christianity. Whereas in the author's excellent biography on fellow African explorer, Henry Stanley, the author seems to have a good deal of sympathy for the time and place his subject occupies, He seems to be overly critical and judgemental when it comes to Livingstone. I wouldn't recommend this book be read without also reading one of the other Livingstone biographies for some balance. My first recommendation would be Seaver's "David Livingstone - His Life and Letters" where the author largely lets Livingstone explain his motivations in his own words.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Great, Sensational, absolutely fantastic book
23 Jun 2005
Format:Paperback
This author provided a great, unbiased account of Livingstone without being disrespectful. He also ended the book with a fantastic account of how Livingstone's legacy affected the world. This is a must read for all Christians or anyone interested in 19th century history or African history in general.
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