A Touch of Genius - The life of T E Lawrence af Malcolm Brown (Bog)

Referred to by a colleague as 'an odd gnome, half cad with a touch of genius', Lawrence has long been recognized as an exceptional figure and has never ceased to arouse intense interest, and controversy, since his death in 1935. Drawing on a wealth of new material, A Touch of Genius presents an authentic portrait of the real Lawrence, from his schooldays, through his Middle Eastern years and his years in the ranks to the lonely, final weeks at Clouds Hill, his Dorset cottage on the road to which he had his fatal accident. Quotations from Lawrence's correspondence, including letters to Mrs George Bernard Shaw and E. M. Forster, and important first-hand accounts from people close to him, enrich the text and strengthen the argument for a realistic reappraisal of this very remarkable man.

'beautifully and originally illustrated... written with great felicity of style'

John Keegan, Sunday Telegraph

'fresh, balanced and interesting'

Toby Buchan, Literary Review

Malcolm Brown was a BBC Film Producer until 1986, when he left to become a full-time author. He is the author of Tommy Goes to War as well as several other historical books and is the authorized editor of a comprehensive new volume of Lawrence's Letters, The Selected Letters of T. E. Lawrence (Dent, 1988).

Malcolm Brown is a best-selling popular military historian. Originally a television producer specialising in military documentaries, he has been a freelance historian at the Imperial War Museum since 1989. Brown has researched and written extensively on the First and Second World Wars. He is a regular contributor to BBC History Magazine, and lives in Reading.

Julia Cave is a Senior Producer of BBC Television and was director and principal producer of the 1986 Omnibus film Laterence and Arabia.

ISBN 0-460-12601-6

9 780460 126014

Forfatter: Malcolm Brown

Sprog: Engelsk

Antal sider: 233

Forlag: Orion

Udgivelsesår: 1989

Titel: A Touch of Genius

Forfattere: Malcolm Brown,Julia Cave

Genre: Biografi

Sammendrag: A Touch of Genius presents an authentic portrait of T. E. Lawrence, from his school days, Middle Eastern years, final weeks at Clouds Hill, to his tragic accident. The book includes quotations from his correspondence and firsthand accounts enriching the text.

Type: Paperback