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Between history and the novel stands biography, their unwanted offspring, which has brought a great embarrassment to them both.
Michael Holroyd
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Michael Holroyd
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: August 27
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Michael de Courcy Fraser Holroyd
Sir Michael de Courcy Fraser Holroyd
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Inthehistorian'sview biography isa kindoffrogspawn it takes ten thousand biographies to make one small history.
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