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Reid, Benjamin Lawrence was born on May 3, 1918 in Louisville. Son of Isaac Errett and Margaret (Lawrence) Reid.
(Knighted in 1911 for distinguished service as a British f...)
Knighted in 1911 for distinguished service as a British foreign officer, hanged five years later for high treason to the Crown, Roger Casement is one of the most enigmatic figures in the long history of troubles between England and Ireland. His true character has been a source of mystification and of passionate contention. This new biography, which never loses sight of the suffering human being behind the roles ascribed to him-martyr, traitor, flawed hero, moral degenerate-offers a vivid, compassionate, and conclusive analysis of Casement and of his career. Born in 1864 in Dublin and reared in County Antrim, Roger Casement very early developed an obsessive love for Ireland. After years of consular service for England and after being knighted for his effective campaigns against brutalities inflicted upon tribesmen of the Congo and the Amazon, he resigned to dedicate himself to the cause of Irish freedom. B.L. Reid narrates with mounting drama and tension the events leading to Casement's participation in the Easter Rising of 1916, and his subsequent arrest, trial, and execution. It becomes clear that in a sense Casement engineered his own destruction. A strikingly handsome and romantic figure who had been much admired for his humanitarian public service, Casement went to trial with powerful support for a plea of clemency. This support evaporated, however, when his notorious "Black Diaries," which recorded in detail his life as a homosexual, were circulated by British officials. Although many Irishmen denounced the diaries as British forgeries, Casement went to the gallows. A controversial figure to the end, he was raised to the pantheon of martyred political heroes in Ireland, while in England Madame Tussaud featured him in her Chamber of Horrors. hrough close study of Casement's diaries Mr. Reid demonstrates that they are authentic, that they fit into the total picture of a symptomatic modern man-passionate and courageous, yet deeply divided and confused.
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First edition. With thirty-five illustrations. Biography of this American book collector and art collector. Jacket chipped at head of spine. Name in ink on free endpaper at top. xviii, 708 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. thick 8vo..
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(A collection of works on classical biography and autobiog...)
A collection of works on classical biography and autobiography, this book includes essays on authors such as Boswell, Johnson, Keats and T.S.Eliot. Reid examines writers of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries in order to demonstrate the essence of life, showing what it is to be human.
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Reid, Benjamin Lawrence was born on May 3, 1918 in Louisville. Son of Isaac Errett and Margaret (Lawrence) Reid.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Louisville, 1943; Doctor of Hebrew Literature, U. Louisville, 1970; A.M., Columbia University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Virginia, 1957.
Faculty, Iowa State College, Ames, 1946-1948; Faculty, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1948-1951; Faculty, Sweet Briar (Virginia) College, 1951-1957; Professor of English, Mount Holyoke College, 1957-1990; Andrew Mellon professor humanities, Mount Holyoke College, 1972-1990.
(Knighted in 1911 for distinguished service as a British f...)
(A collection of works on classical biography and autobiog...)
(Book by Reid, Benjamin Lawrence)
(Book by Reid, Benjamin Lawrence)
(First edition. With thirty-five illustrations. Biography ...)
Member American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association.
Married Jane Coleman Davidson, July 15, 1942 (deceased March 1993). Children: Jane Lawrence (Mistress Michael A. McAnulty), Colin Way (deceased).