David Womersley

Hugh Trevor-Roper, the man who hated uniformity

One Hundred Letters, a selection of the historian's correspondence, shows he was not only clever and witty, but kindly, wise — and a liberal who disliked conformity

Professor Hugh Trevor-Roper, 1960 Photo: Getty
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  • One Hundred Letters from Hugh Trevor-Roper

    Richard Davenport-Hines and Adam Sisman (eds)

    OUP, pp. 488

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