Reviews
Mitchell's book draws on much new material, and he does a creditable job of depicting a curious and influential mentor., "Mitchell's [Maurice Bowra: A Life] is a refreshingly concise and focused book on a subject with a larger-than-life correspondence and a great many connections." --Journal of British Studies "Definitive." --Forward, This balanced, widely researched, objective and well written biography...gives readers an insight into a not unimportant part of twentieth centiry English life., "Leslie Mitchell's book is richly embroidered and captures, warts and all, the man who impressed so many of his peers." --Melvyn Bragg, Daily Telegraph 21/03/2009, "Mitchell's [Maurice Bowra: A Life] is a refreshingly concise and focused book on a subject with a larger-than-life correspondence and a great many connections." --Journal of British Studies "Definitive." -- Forward, "We are in Leslie Mitchell's debt for bringing Bowra so convincingly to life, recapturing so vividly both the attractive and the repellent features of an extraordinary academic icon" --Anthony Kenny, Times Literary Supplement 20/03/2009, "...stylish biography... Mitchell makes a spirited effort to bring Bowra back to life: he draws a perceptive and sympathetic portrait, one which allows us to hear distant echoes of the voice and to persuade ourselves that we have some inkling of his power and charm." --Stefan Collini, London Review of Books 12/02/2009, "Leslie Mitchell is a sure guide to the world Bowra inhabited. If anyone can resurrect Bowra for the twenty-first century, it is he." --Adam Sisman, Literary Review 01/02/2009, "Mitchell's [Maurice Bowra: A Life] is a refreshingly concise and focused book on a subject with a larger-than-life correspondence and a great many connections."--Journal of British Studies"Definitive."--Forward, "...deeply illuminating and carefully researched... Leslie Mitchell's vivid and accomplished study reminds us above all of an old-fashioned faith in the value of a university education as an end in itself" --Mark Bostridge, The Independent 21/02/2009, 'Review from previous edition ...absorbing book...'Hugh Cecil, The Spectator'Leslie Mitchell's book is richly embroidered and captures, warts and all, the man who impressed so many of his peers.'Melvyn Bragg, Daily Telegraph'We are in Leslie Mitchell's debt for bringing Bowra so convincingly to life, recapturing so vividly both the attractive and the repellent features of an extraordinary academic icon'Anthony Kenny, Times Literary Supplement'...stylish biography... Mitchell makes a spirited effort to bring Bowra back to life: he draws a perceptive and sympathetic portrait, one which allows us to hear distant echoes of the voice and to persuade ourselves that we have some inkling of his power and charm.'Stefan Collini, London Review of Books'...richly detailed biography.'Noel Malcom, Standpoint Magazine'...meticulous and elegant...'Peter Wilby, New Statesman'Leslie Mitchell is a sure guide to the world Bowra inhabited. If anyone can resurrect Bowra for the twenty-first century, it is he.'Adam Sisman, Literary Review'...deeply illuminating and carefully researched... Leslie Mitchell's vivid and accomplished study reminds us above all of an old-fashioned faith in the value of a university education as an end in itself'Mark Bostridge, The Independent'This beautifully written book conveys a vivid portrait of the man and his time.'Network Review'...learned, readable, and sympathetic biography.'Piers Brendon, Oldie, "Mitchell's [Maurice Bowra: A Life] is a refreshingly concise and focused book on a subject with a larger-than-life correspondence and a great many connections."--Journal of British Studies "Definitive."--Forward
