RICHARD III (BOOK)

Paul Murray Kendall's biography 'Richard III' (''Richard the Third'') (1955) about the life of Richard III of England has remained the standard of this controversial figure.

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Reviews

The reviews of the book were entirely friendly and it was a runner-up for the National Book Award in 1956, also picked one of the best books of the year by the American Library Association.

★ "''The best biography of Richard III that has been written.''"—A. L. Rowse, Chicago Tribune

★ "[A] ''definitive biography of Richard III. It is a noteworthy performance.''"—Geoffrey Bruun, Saturday Review

Release details

★ Kendall, Paul Murray Richard III, 1955, London, Allen & Unwin, 514 p., bibliography, maps, genealogy table, ISBN 0-04-942048-8 ISBN 0-04-923035-2 (pbk)

★ Kendall, Paul Murray Richard III, 1956, New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 602 pp., bibliography, genealogy, 16 monochrome illustrations, 5 maps, paperback ISBN 0-393-00785-5

★ Kendall, Paul Murray Richard III, 2002, W.W. Norton & Co Ltd, 608 pages, paperback ISBN 0-393-00785-5

Source

★ The Richard III Society article, originally published in the Fall, 1995 Ricardian Register