{"product_id":"hugh-trevor-roper-the-biography-9781399638098","title":"Hugh Trevor-Roper: The Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe gripping, richly researched and highly entertaining story of the great historian whose career was made and unmade by Hitler - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An outstanding biography' (\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE SECRET LIFE OF JOHN LE CARR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eE\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fine and serious biography which, on page after page, has made me laugh out loud' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is a long time since I have enjoyed a book as much as this one' Robert Harris, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is impossible to praise Sisman's biography too highly' A.N. Wilson, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClever, witty and cruel, Hugh Trevor-Roper was one of the most gifted scholars of his generation. As a young intelligence officer, he broke one of the German codes while taking a bath during an air raid. After the war, his solo investigation into the death of Hitler made him famous in his early thirties and rich enough to buy a Bentley. Ten years later he was appointed the most senior history professor at Oxford. He married into the aristocracy and was acknowledged as one of the most brilliant intellectuals of his time. But he failed to write the 'big book' expected of him and tainted his reputation when in old age he erroneously authenticated the forged 'Hitler Diaries'. The tragicomedy of his tenure as Master of Peterhouse forms a fitting finale to the story of a full and varied life.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781399638098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 16 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Orion Publishing Co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.6(H)x13(L)x4.4(W)420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 420\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eAdam Sisman is a writer, editor and biographer. He is the author of the acclaimed biographies of two historians often considered rivals - A.J.P. Taylor and Hugh Trevor-Roper. Among his most recent published works are the authorised biography of John Le Carre (2015), two volumes of letters by Patrick Leigh Fermor (2016 and 2018) and \u003ci\u003eThe Indefatigable Asa Briggs \u003c\/i\u003e(2025).\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eExtraordinarily gripping, wonderfully vivid -- Richard Holmes\u003cbr\u003eIt is a long time since I have enjoyed a book as much as this one -- Robert Harris\u003cbr\u003eThis is an outstanding biography of a fascinating and brilliant man * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant -- Michael Holroyd\u003cbr\u003eRichly rewarding on every level * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eSisman tells the story of Trevor-Roper with authority and relish...a perfect biography * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eDetailed, judicious and entertaining, a great treat for those of us who enjoy bitchy don anecdotes * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eMagnificent ... riveting -- Susan Hill * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003eHow lucky for Trevor-Roper, and for us, that the ideal biographer was here.  It is impossible to praise Sisman's book too highly * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eThe combination of Sisman, author of the hugely enjoyable Boswell's Presumptuous Task, and Trevor-Roper, one of the most acerbic and waspish of 20th-century dons, should make this a biography to savour. The feuding was endless, the career impressive, the fall after the Hitler Diaries stupendous * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating biography * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eSisman provides a gripping narrative of how Trevor-Roper came to authenticate Hitler Diaries..This biography is bursting with similarly compelling episodes from Trevor-Roper's life * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully complete and beautifully crafted * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eSucceeds triumphantly in making the life of the arrogant don a riveting read...an irresistible story -- Jane Ridley * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eThe great achievement of Sisman's work lies in the way he skilfully places Trevor-Roper's position as perhaps the foremost historian of the mid-20th century into a proper perspective * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a fine and serious biography which, on page after page, has made me laugh out loud * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eDetailed, judicious and entertaining * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eAdam Sisman's superb HUGH TREVOR-ROPER: THE BIOGRAPHY surpassed anything I read this year * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eBy miles the best biography I have read this year -- Max Hastings * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eI was completely beguiled by Adam Sisman's HUGH TREVOR-ROPER * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a richly comic tale, brilliantly told by Adam Sisman * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eAn entertaining and scholarly account of the life of the great historian and the milieu of interwar Oxford. * DAILY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003eSisman delves deep into the life and mind of his subject in this remarkably well-written biography * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003ea rewarding read * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eSisman's imperious account ... is lovingly researched yet impressively objective, leaving the reader in no doubt as to Trevor-Roper's academic abilities as well as to his failings as a man. * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST *\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive and entertaining biography, highlighting the successes and failures of a complex man * SOUTH WALES ARGUS *\u003cbr\u003edetailed, judicious and entertaining, a great treat for those of us who enjoy  bitchy don anecdotes -- David Sexton * EVENING TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003eSisman tells the story of Trevor-Roper with authority and relish..a perfect  biography -- Robert Harris * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eHow lucky for Trevor-Roper, and for us, that the ideal biographer was here. It  is impossible to praise Sisman's book too highly -- AN Wilson * OBSERVER *\u003cbr\u003eRichly rewarding on every level -- Selina Hastings * INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a fine and serious biography which, on page after page, has made me  laugh out loud -- Noel Malcolm * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003ethe thoroughness, fairness and frankness of this biography are exemplary..  consistently engrossing -- Stefan Collini * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eA reminder of what a realy luminous portrait looks like. Elegant, witty and incisive, it is a study in paradoxes...Sisman casts light into the darkest crannies of a fascniating personality. * THE OLDIE *\u003cbr\u003eAdam Sisman's biography provides a wide-ranging, acute and convincing account of  an extremely interesting man. It allows us to get some sense of how his  limitations sat side by side with his superb gifts and how the deployment of  both were part of a single process. * DUBLIN REVIEW OF BOOKS *","brand":"Adam Sisman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48979754647769,"sku":"9781399638098","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781399638098.jpg?v=1784470302","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/hugh-trevor-roper-the-biography-9781399638098","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}