Autobiography (Routledge Classics)

An autobiography of Russell that offers readers the story of his life - introducing the people, events and influences that shaped the man he was to become.;Introduction -- 1872-1914 -- Prologue: What I have lived for -- Childhood -- Adolescence -- Cambridge -- Engagement -- First marriage -- 'Principia mathematica' -- Cambridge again -- 1914-1944 -- The first war -- Russia -- China -- Second marriage -- Later years of Telegraph House -- America, 1938-1944 -- 1944-167 -- Return to England -- At home and abroad -- Trafalgar Square -- The foundation.

Bertrand Russell remains one of the greatest philosophers and most complex and controversial figures of the twentieth century. Here, in this frank, humorous and decidedly charming autobiography, Russell offers readers the story of his life – introducing the people, events and influences that shaped the man he was to become. Originally published in three volumes in the late 1960s, Autobiography by Bertrand Russell is a revealing recollection of a truly extraordinary life written with the vivid freshness and clarity that has made Bertrand Russell’s writings so distinctively his own.

Bertrand Russell remains one of the greatest philosophers and most complex and controversial figures of the twentieth century. Here, in this frank, humorous and decidedly charming autobiography, Russell offers readers the story of his life – introducing the people, events and influences that shaped the man he was to become. Originally published in three volumes in the late 1960s, Autobiography by Bertrand Russell is a revealing recollection of a truly extraordinary life written with the vivid freshness and clarity that has made Bertrand Russell’s writings so distinctively his own.

Acknowledgements Introduction 1872—1914 Prologue: What I have Lived for Childhood Adolescence Cambridge Engagement First Marriage 'Principia Mathematica' Cambridge Again 1914—1944 The First War Russia China Second Marriage Later Years of Telegraph House America. 1938—1944 1944—1967 Preface Return to England At Home and Abroad Trafalgar Square The Foundation Postscript Notes Index Introduction 1872-1914 Prologue: What I have lived for Childhood Adolescence Cambridge Engagement First marriage Principia mathematica Cambridge again 1914-1944 The first war Russia China Second marriage Later years of Telegraph House America, 1938-1944 1944-167 Return to England At home and abroad Trafalgar Aquare The foundation. Contains: - [Vol. 1: 1872–1914](/works/OL15133459W) - [Vol. 2: 1914–1944](/works/OL1088456W) - [Vol. 3: 1944–1969](/works/OL1088288W)