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The Times Great Lives Ian Brunskill

The Times Great Lives By Ian Brunskill

The Times Great Lives by Ian Brunskill


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Summary

The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for over 150 years. The Times Great Lives is a selection of 100 of these pieces, reproduced in their entirety, by Editor of the Obituaries Ian Brunskill.

The Times Great Lives Summary

The Times Great Lives: A Century In Obituaries by Ian Brunskill

The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for over 150 years. The Times Great Lives is a selection of 100 of these pieces, reproduced in their entirety, by Editor of the Obituaries Ian Brunskill.

This book provides a rich store of information and opinion on the most influential characters of the twentieth century - from politicians, sportspeople, musicians, writers and artists, to pop stars and military personnel. All of the major figures that one would expect to find in a book of great 20th century lives are naturally included.However, there are also some unexpected figures who were not necessarily in the limelight but whose lives have nonetheless had an great impact on the world we inhabit today.

Throughout the book there are pictures from The Times archive, some of which have not been seen since the obituary was first published.
The Times brings world class journalism and research to this title. Foreword by The Times Editor of the Obituaries Ian Brunskill.

The Times Great Lives Reviews

a glorious celebration of human diversity,genius and sheer eccentricity...'Great Lives' is a great book Daily Express
an engrossing volume,full of lively writing.The Times Literary Supplement

About Ian Brunskill

Educated at the universities of Oxford and Hamburg, Ian Brunskill joined The Times in 1991. He succeeded the political commentator Anthony Howard as Obituaries Editor in February 1999, and took on the additional duties of Letters Editor in 2005; he is currently assistant editor. He is editor of The Times Great Lives (2005), The Times Great Victorian Lives (2007) and The Times Guide to the House of Commons (2015).

Additional information

GOR001689931
9780007201686
0007201680
The Times Great Lives: A Century In Obituaries by Ian Brunskill
Used - Very Good
Hardback
HarperCollins Publishers
20051003
704
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