I have always loved reading biographies about historical figures. One of the things I find most interesting is when you reach the moment of their death, as it is here that the biographer can perfectly encapsulate who this person was. The words spoken by people over the years as they shuffle off this mortal coil have become anecdotes and stories to be told. Oscar Wilde is famously quoted as saying “I am dying as I have lived: beyond my means” …
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