Humphrey Carpenter Quote

Biographies are likely to be either acts of worship or acts of destruction. And the best ones have elements of both.


The Art of Literary Biography (1995)


Biographies are likely to be either acts of worship or acts of destruction. And the best ones have elements of both.

Biographies are likely to be either acts of worship or acts of destruction. And the best ones have elements of both.

Biographies are likely to be either acts of worship or acts of destruction. And the best ones have elements of both.

Biographies are likely to be either acts of worship or acts of destruction. And the best ones have elements of both.