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The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell (1969)

by Bertrand Russell

Series: The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell (1-3)

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after this book I read Monks autobiography and that gives not a positive image og Russel. Insincere. "Is this the man that always taught me to be honest" is a comment of one of his daughters.

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Peak into the world of a true renaissance man. It begins to divert about halfway through towards his relationships and marriage, but his insight is keen and his writing is excellent.

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The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell: The Early Years: 1872-World War I by Bertrand Russell

The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell: The Middle Years: 1914-1944 by Bertrand Russell

The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell: The Final Years: 1944-1969 by Bertrand Russell

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To Edith

Through the long years
I sought peace,
I found ecstasy, I found anguish,
I found madness,
I found loneliness,
I found the solitary pain
that gnaws the heart,
But peace I did not find.

Now, old & near my end,
I have known you,
And, knowing you,
I have found both ecstasy & peace,
I know rest,
After so many lonely years.
I know what life & love may be.
Now, if I sleep,
I shall sleep fulfilled.

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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

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This work is the omnibus edition containing all 3 volumes of The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell.

Do not combine with: Volume 1 (1872-1914)

Do not combine with: Volume 2 (1914-1944)

Do not combine with: Volume 3 (1944-1967)

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Bertrand Russell was born in 1872 and died in 1970. One of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, he transformed philosophy and can lay claim to being one of the greatest philosophers of all time. He was a Nobel Prize winner for Literature and was imprisoned several times as a result of his pacifism. His views on religion, education, sex, politics and many other topics, made him one of the most read and revered writers of the age. This, his autobiography, is one of the most compelling and vivid ever written.
This one-volume, compact paperback edition contains an introduction by the politician and scholar, Michael Foot, which explores the status of this classic nearly 30 years after the publication of the final volume.

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