The Quest for Corvo
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The Quest for Corvo
| Full title | The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography |
|---|---|
| Author | A. J. A. Symons |
| Published | 1934 |
| Pages | 293 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Symons set out to find out who Frederick Rolfe was and wrote the search itself — the book that made the detective-story biography a form. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025. The full set of replies lives on What’s the best history book… (tweet).
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