A straightforward well researched life, though, given the amount of fascinating material that's extant, no need for some narrative padding of the 'Francis would no doubt have....' kind in the early parts. Apart from the perennial fascination of the subject, what makes this different from other lives is House's interesting insights into parallel thought systems. And did you know that in pre-coinage days the opposite of 'poor' was 'powerful'?
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 12 January 2002 ) |
