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Hesketh Pearson


Born
in Hawford, Claines, Worcestershire, England, The United Kingdom
February 20, 1887

Died
April 09, 1964

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs


Edward Hesketh Gibbons Pearson was an English actor, theatre director and writer. He is known mainly for his biographies; they made him the leading British biographer of his time, in terms of commercial success.

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Average rating: 4.18 · 3,224 ratings · 242 reviews · 87 distinct works • Similar authors
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“Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.”
― Hesketh Pearson
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“Fate stalks us with depressing monotony from womb to tomb, and, when we are least expecting it, deals us a series of crushing blows from behind.”
― Hesketh Pearson
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“Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.”
― Hesketh Pearson
tags: humour
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