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by Mary S. Lovell (Author) "Richard Burton began his autobiography, 'Autobiographers generally begin too late ..." (more)

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Paperback: 928 pages
Publisher: Abacus; New edition edition (7 Oct 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0349110166
ISBN-13: 978-0349110165
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 5.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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'Scholarly ... Fabulous ... The biography shines its light on that remorselessly interesting period of British history, the Victorian era' TELEGRPAH 'A monumentual biography' THE TIMES 'Gripping' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'A RAGE TO LIVE is a splendid and very enjoyable book. Mary S Lovell does her hero and heroine proud' LITERARY REVIEW 'A readable, lovingly researched exploration of the parallel lives of this controversial couple.' THE SPECTATOR 'No detail of the Burton's story is neglected, no date ignored, no symptom of sickness undiagnosed.' INDEPENDENT 'Lovell makes you want to be him. To reduce grown men to the status of wide-eyed schoolboys is a magnificent achievement.' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

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This is a wonderful biography which portrays the Burtons well-travelled lives as a a couple, rather than focusing only on Richard. Mary Lovell has had access to papers and letters unavailable to previous biographers and has re-read the existing material. While minutely researched and scholarly, it is also a warm and personal story of two very alive people with a hunger for knowledge and experience exploring the world together. She feels a closeness to her subjects which is always apparent in the book without becoming cloying. Burton was the archetypal Victorian adventurer, beginning his career as an officer in the East India company and serving as consul in different parts of the world while pursuing his alternative careers of writing and exploration. Often in conflict with his superiors, a rebel and not an easy man to know. His books often throw light on little-known areas, male brothels in India, for example, which interested him as an anthropologist. As an adventure story alone the book is hard to put down. But the chief fascination lies in the intimate picture of this couple who had such a rage to live, and whom you feel you know by the end. Mary Lovell has struck the right balance of scholarship and personal warmth.

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