The Literature Network - Top 10 writer's reads.(books liked by Sir John Ure )(Brief article)

Top 10 writer's reads.(books liked by Sir John Ure )(Brief article)

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From: Geographical
Date: 20060501
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Sir John Ure

is a former British abassador and the author of a dozen historical and travel books, the latest of which is Pilgrimage (see review on page 79). His choices reflect his Scottish heritage and early diplomatic career in Russia

1. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Penguin Classics, 8.99[pounds sterling]) One of the greatest love stories and portraits of pre-Revolutionary Russia

2. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (Vintage, 7.99[pounds sterling]) Revolutionary Russia unforgettably described

3. The Captain's Daughter by Alexander Pushkin (Penguin, ...

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