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Ruth Scurr: belief

1 Dec 2021 Conversations with Tyler Ruth Scurr on the Art of Biography

“I suspect what it is. I have to find out if that’s going to happen or not. I thought I was going to have a big gap.”

— Ruth Scurr

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Speaker
Ruth Scurr
Attribution
Verified speaker
Claim type
belief
Recorded
1 Dec 2021
Publisher
Conversations with Tyler

Transcript context

…But you know what it is, right? I suspect what it is. I have to find out if that’s going to happen or not. I thought I was going to have a big gap. I just got married and I thought, “OK, we came through the pandemic, and I’m going to have a long rest now.” My children are pretty much grown up. I’m starting this new life, but then suddenly, I’m starting to think quite seriously about another book. Ruth Scurr, thank you very much. Again, everyone, I loved Ruth’s latest book, Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows. I’m also a big fan of John Aubrey: My Own Life, also by Ruth, and finally, her Robespierre biography, Fatal Purity: Robespierre and the French Revolution. Ruth, thank you.…

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