Brief Lives Volume I
by John Aubrey
Chapter 1 of 14 Preface and Introduction
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33:09
- Running time
- 10 h 58 min
- Language
- English
- Read by
- Nicole Lee
Chapters
About this recording
A collection of sparkling gossipy biographical pieces of Aubrey's contemporaries, including Bacon, Jonson and Shakespeare, Brief Lives' glimpses into the unofficial side of these towering figures has won it an undying popularity, with Ruth Scurr's recent reimagined "autobiography" of Aubrey, breathing new life into this classic for the next generation of readers. - Summary by Nicole Lee