Reviews
"These 'new' letters ... illuminate the writer's life and career, and the literary and social scene, especially in the years that followed the First World War."Sir Simon Jenkins"Offers fascinating insights into the 20th-century cultural scene."Choice"Full of previously buried treasure."A.N. Wilson"A valuable addition to our knowledge of Macaulay."TLS"Sparkles with wit ... highly recommended."English Studies"Superbly edited."The Tablet "Wonderfully expansive notes ... decorate the letters like illuminated miniatures."Church Times, "These 'new' letters illuminate the writer's life and career, and the literary and social scene, especially in the years that followed the First World War." -- Sir Simon Jenkins "Offers fascinating insights into the 20th-century cultural scene." -- Choice "Full of previously buried treasure." -- A.N. Wilson "A valuable addition to our knowledge of Macaulay." -- TLS "Sparkles with wit highly recommended." -- English Studies "Superbly edited." -- The Tablet "Wonderfully expansive notes decorate the letters like illuminated miniatures." -- Church Times, "Rose Macaulay's is a unique voice in English Literature. If The Towers of Trebizond is her masterpiece, there is also much of her genius in the letters. Indeed, she is one of the great letter-writers in her language and she wrote her best letters to her cousin Jean Smith. This volume is full of previously buried treasure. It will delight Macaulay's fans and win many new readers to appreciate her civilized, witty 'take' on the world." --A.N.Wilson "These 'new' letters, characterised by the same vitality and wit that are hallmarks of Macaulay's novels, present all kinds of people, places, events, topics, and opinions. They illuminate the writer's life and career, and the literary and social scene, especially in the years that followed the First World War. Their value is enhanced by the thorough work of the editor who has drawn on unpublished as well as published sources." -- Sir Simon Jenkins, Rose Macaulay's is a unique voice in English Literature. If The Towers of Trebizond is her masterpiece, there is also much of her genius in the letters. Indeed, she is one of the great letter-writers in her language and she wrote her best letters to her cousin Jean Smith. This volume is full of previously buried treasure. It will delight Macaulay's fans and win many new readers to appreciate her civilised, witty "take" on the world.', Offers fascinating insights into the 20th-century cultural scene. Recommended [for] upper-division undergraduates through faculty, "These 'new' letters ... illuminate the writer's life and career, and the literary and social scene, especially in the years that followed the First World War." Sir Simon Jenkins "Offers fascinating insights into the 20th-century cultural scene." Choice "Full of previously buried treasure." A.N. Wilson "A valuable addition to our knowledge of Macaulay." TLS "Sparkles with wit ... highly recommended." English Studies "Superbly edited." The Tablet "Wonderfully expansive notes ... decorate the letters like illuminated miniatures." Church Times, "These 'new' letters . illuminate the writer's life and career, and the literary and social scene, especially in the years that followed the First World War."Sir Simon Jenkins"Offers fascinating insights into the 20th-century cultural scene."Choice"Full of previously buried treasure."A.N. Wilson"A valuable addition to our knowledge of Macaulay."TLS"Sparkles with wit . highly recommended."English Studies"Superbly edited."The Tablet "Wonderfully expansive notes . decorate the letters like illuminated miniatures."Church Times, "Rose Macaulay's is a unique voice in English Literature. If The Towers of Trebizond is her masterpiece, there is also much of her genius in the letters. Indeed, she is one of the great letter-writers in her language and she wrote her best letters to her cousin Jean Smith. This volume is full of previously buried treasure. It will delight Macaulay's fans and win many new readers to appreciate her civilized, witty 'take' on the world." --A.N.Wilson "These 'new' letters, characterised by the same vitality and wit that are hallmarks of Macaulay's novels, present all kinds of people, places, events, topics, and opinions. They illuminate the writer's life and career, and the literary and social scene, especially in the years that followed the First World War. Their value is enhanced by the thorough work of the editor who has drawn on unpublished as well as published sources." -- Sir Simon Jenkins, These 'new' letters, characterised by the same vitality and wit that are hallmarks of Macaulay's novels, present all kinds of people, places, events, topics, and opinions. They illuminate the writer's life and career, and the literary and social scene, especially in the years that followed the First World War. Their value is enhanced by the thorough work of the editor who has drawn on unpublished as well as published sources., "These 'new' letters illuminate the writer's life and career, and the literary and social scene, especially in the years that followed the First World War." -- Sir Simon Jenkins"Offers fascinating insights into the 20th-century cultural scene." -- Choice"Full of previously buried treasure." -- A.N. Wilson"A valuable addition to our knowledge of Macaulay." -- TLS"Sparkles with wit highly recommended." -- English Studies"Superbly edited." -- The Tablet"Wonderfully expansive notes decorate the letters like illuminated miniatures." -- Church Times
