Already a bestseller in England, Morrisonβs memoir of his fatherβs life and death is both moving and intelligent. His subject is universal: the life and death of a parent, a father at once beloved and exasperating, competent and inept, charming and infuriating, strong and terribly vulnerable. A clas
'And When Did You Last See Your Father?' The Victorian Painter and British Historyby Roy Strong
β Scribed by Review by: WILLIAM ALLAN
- Book ID
- 125730468
- Publisher
- Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce
- Year
- 1979
- Weight
- 358 KB
- Volume
- 127
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9114
- DOI
- 10.2307/41373012
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