Philip Guedalla

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Philip Guedalla


Born
in London, England
March 12, 1889

Died
December 16, 1944

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Philip Guedalla was an English barrister, and a popular historical and travel writer and biographer. He was educated at Rugby and at Balliol College in Oxford, where he was the President of the Union. In 1913, he qualified as a barrister and practised for ten years, retiring to stand for Parliament five times as a Liberal candidate (he was never elected, however), and to write a series of travel books and historical biographies, often reflecting his interest in the Empires of both Napoleons. His final book, written at the height of the Second World War, was Mr. Churchill, A Portrait.

His wit and epigrams are well-known. He also was the originator of a now-common theory on Henry James, writing that "The work of Henry James has always seemed d
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Average rating: 3.6 · 123 ratings · 23 reviews · 134 distinct works
The Duke

3.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1931 — 34 editions
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Middle East 1940-1942: A St...

3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1944 — 9 editions
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Mr Churchill: A Portrait

3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1941 — 20 editions
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The Two Marshals: Bazaine &...

3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 13 editions
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The Hundred Years

4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1936 — 4 editions
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Palmerston

3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1926 — 20 editions
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The Hundred Days

3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1934 — 15 editions
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The Liberators

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1942 — 8 editions
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The Second Empire

3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1922 — 54 editions
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Men of War: A History

2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions
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“The detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds.”
Philip Guedalla, The Omnibus of Crime

“Autobiography is an unrivalled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.”
Phillip Guedalla

“History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other.”
Philip Guedalla