Handwriting of the Famous and Infamous

by Sheila Lowe

A scribbled note, a carefully composed letter, a signature at the bottom of a treaty or a letter of surrender: It has long been recognized that just how they are written is often as revealing as the words themselves. Handwriting of the Famous and Infamous is a collection of handwriting samples of some of the most influential and notorious people of the past and the present. Distinguished graphologist Sheila Lowe uses the samples as the basis for fascinating psychological profiles of her subjects that investigate what their handwriting says about their personality, relationships, and motivation.
-- More than seventy-five samples of handwriting from famous and infamous figures, from a special note from Diana, Princess of Wales, to the early political philosophy of Adolf Hitler
-- Unique "Between the Lines" features show some of the most revealing traits to look out for in your own handwriting-and that of your friends and family
-- An ideal guide for people who are developing their interest in the science of graphology as well as those who are fascinated by the lives, loves, and characters of the famous and infamous

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

"Publishers Weekly gave Poison Pen a starred review and called it ""a dynamite debut.""

Award-winning author Sheila Lowe's stories of psychological suspense put ordinary people into extraordinary circumstances. Jefferey Deaver, No. 1 International Bestselling Author, said this: Utterly compelling! Outside the Line joins the ranks of those rare thriller that expertly blend nonstop plotting with keen perceptions of the characters--good and bad--who populate this wonderful tale.""

Like her fictional character Claudia Rose in the award-winning Forensic Handwriting series, Sheila is a real-life forensic handwriting expert who testifies in court cases. She also writes the Beyond the Veil paranormal suspense series and nonfiction books about handwriting and personality.

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Reviews

[Robert Collette · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bluntly...in addition to spelling errors this book is what Col. Potter from MASH would have rightfully termed "horse hockey". This pseudoscience's terminology and descriptive phrasing reeks of some of the same easily falsifiable ideas as astrology. Other than the pictures of and samples of famous and infamous people's writing, there's not much to be gotten out of this book, in my opinion.

[Ilze · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just as the last time I read a book on graphology, I started scrutinizing my own handwriting, wondering if it's all true ... not good! That said, what I appreciated most about this book, is the handwriting samples. Somehow seeing the writing, as opposed to the typed script of favourite writers, really interests me (in fact, I'm the proud owner of a post card from André P. Brink, Anton Goosen, Rachelle Greeff and Carike Keuzenkamp!). It's a pity that the author focussed on so many American people. There are the German composers and other Europeans (like Hitler and Stalin), but when there was someone with less fame, it tended to be an American. The analysis of the samples was also extremely biased, to the extent that you wonder if the interpretation wasn't based more on what the graphologist knew about the personality beforehand, than what the handwriting itself revealed. An example would be Princess Diana's "rounded script", the graphologist interprets as "something often seen in people with eating disorders". I personally know someone with a serious eating disorder and that person's handwriting could be likened to Einstein's. The big spaces in Einstein's sample were analysed as being due to his "great intelligence". Now, if the graphologist didn't know that it was Einstein's, the sample would've been interpreted differently, because the big spaces in Oscar Wilde's sample were attributed to something else ... you could ask why?

Well, have a look at Karen Liebreich's Letter in the Bottle. In an attempt to find the author of the letter, Liebreich approached a graphologist (amongst many other experts). When she eventually finds the author of the letter, that person states the following (p. 265): "... she reserved particular scorn for the graphologist's analysis. "A lack of imagination [absolutely not, on the contrary, it is overflowing], a relatively high level of education [absolutely not, I'm an auto-didact], not disorientated by sickness or mediation [at the time I was taking medication, so she's wrong there], a feeling for numbers ... probably an accountant [on the contrary, I absolutely hate numbers] ..." etc. I accept that graphology is an imperfect "science" and really read it for interest only. But for Liebreich and the author of the letter to conclude: "Overall the hit rate of accuracy for the graphologist was barely an unimprssive 50%" (p. 266) says much.

For me, the value of this book lies in the illustrations of the people's handwriting, not in the interpretation there-of.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an absolutely fascinating book. It has in it 75 examples and analysis of various famous people's handwriting including: Christopher Columbus, Mozart, Jane Austen, Beethoven, Charlie Chaplin, Thomas Edison, Elizabeth I, Galileo Galilei, Henry VIII, Adolf Hitler, Leonardo da Vinci, Louis XIV, Marilyn Monroe, Napolean, Elvis Presley, George Washington as well as famous politicians, criminals, writers, and artists. I find it totally absorbing to look at all these different people's handwriting and the notes and things that they wrote that are included in this book.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a graphological text, it is merely a cursory glance at the field. The reports omit the little details that point to difference between when a cluster supports the individual, and when the cluster sabotages the individual.

There is, perhaps, too much focus on British and American subjects. This could be remedied if it was the first in a series of contemporary and historical figures, with samples of their handwriting.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was interesting but some of the handwriting analyzed was not from people that interested me personally. It was a good book for light reading though and certainly showed a link between people and their penmanship.