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Roy Jenkins
Birth date: November 11, 1920
Died: January 05, 2003
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My Journey in Writing
My Journey in Writing rated it 12 years ago
While there's no doubt this biography was detailed (its size made that evident) it is a ponderous read, and lumbers along with all the speed of a glacier. It also seemed more concerned with various aspects of British politics than it should have been. While there's no question politics should have b...
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helenliz rated it 14 years ago
This is an epic book about an almost unbelieveable life, a classic case of fact being stranger than fiction - you couldn't make it up. His early life is the stuff of a boy's own adventure story, dashing across the british empire fighting natives, being captured by the Boer and escaping. The politics...
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Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 21 years ago
I loved Churchill's History of the Second World War, so when this book came out, I bought it. It had had good reviews from people who pointed out how well-qualified Jenkins was to write about his illustrious predecessor, having himself had top posts in the British Government.Well... I wish I could s...
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