Philip Guedalla
Philip Guedalla
Philip Guedallawas a British barrister, and a popular historical and travel writer and biographer. His wit and epigrams are well-known, one example being "Even reviewers read a Preface," another being "History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other." He also was the originator of a now-common theory on Henry James, writing that "The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth12 March 1889
Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.
The preface is the most important part of a book. Even reviewers read a preface.
Success is little more than a chemical compound of man with moment.
The detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds.