A lot of people I never heard of led lives so interesting that biographies got written about them…
Random book from a shelf within reach.
“At first the diary was hidden casually among the children’s books in the nursery. Later, as the Germans drew nearer, she buried most of it, apart from the curent pages, in a tin box in the garden, together with propaganda leaflets and her jewellery. Some of the entries were written at night, after the household was in bed; a few while Germans were actually in the house.”
from Iris Origo, Marchesa of Val d’Orcia by Caroline Moorehead, David R. Godine Publisher, 2000
Makes you wonder about all the unwritten lives.
September 22nd, 2012 at 1:56 am
And Iris Origo was a biographer herself. /The Merchant of Prato/ and /A Measure of Love/ are both remarkable.