Brief Lives Volume I

by John AUBREY (1626 - 1697)

Harley to Hill

Brief Lives Volume I

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


Listen next episodes of Brief Lives Volume I:
Hobbes Part I , Hobbes Part II , Holder to Hyde