Simon Heffer

Political biographies to enjoy in lockdown

Simon Heffer’s subjects range from the giants of the 19th century to colourful rogues of the 20th, including Brendan Bracken and George Brown

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issue 09 May 2020

Here are ten political biographies, with a leavening of the classics, for those with time to kill in the present house arrest. The danger with such lists is that what has recently entered the memory becomes most prominent; so this one consists entirely of works published in the 20th century.

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