Cecil Rhodes: A Study of a Career review in depth
The review surveys Cecil Rhodes as a towering, controversial figure. It outlines Rhodes’s early life in Bishop’s Stortford, his African ventures, and the rise of his empire plans. The critic notes Hensman’s praise and critique, Rhodes’s mix of ambition and inconsistency, and questions whether his reign can endure or grow.
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The Challenge Of Writing A Biography While The Subject Lives
The excerpt argues that a satisfactory biography of a great man is impossible while he lives, due to limits of consciousness and bias. It criticizes biographer Hensman as partisan and biased, claiming his work twists facts to flatter Cecil Rhodes, and urges candor and nonpartisan record keeping for future, fuller biographies.
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