Alfred Leslie Rowse Quotes
This filthy twentieth century. I hate its guts.
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| Birth: | 4th December, 1903 |
| Death: | 3rd October, 1997 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Historian, Lecturer, Writer |
Alfred Leslie Rowse as A. L. Rowse but to friends and family as Leslie, was a British historian from Cornwall. Rowse is best known for his work on Elizabethan England and his poetry about Cornwall. He was also a Shakespearean scholar and biographer. Rowse had planned to study English literature, having developed an early love of poetry, but was persuaded to read history. He graduated with first class honours in 1925 and was elected a Fellow of All Souls College the same year. In 1929, he was awarded his Master of Arts degree, and in 1927 was appointed lecturer at Merton College, where he stayed until 1930. He became a lecturer at the London School of Economics. Rowse published about 100 books. He also became a celebrated author and much-travelled lecturer in the mid-20th century, especially in the United States.
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