" Biographer Joseph Wood Krutch described the essay as " a rather highly ingenious exercise in the art of rationalization ".

Biographer Tony Joseph notes that, except for a few early pieces, nearly all of Grossmith's material was written and composed by Grossmith himself.

" Biographer Joseph Wood Krutch described the essay as, " a rather highly ingenious exercise in the art of rationalization than literary criticism.

Biographer Tim Pat Coogan sees his time in power as being characterised by economic and cultural stagnation, while Diarmaid Ferriter argues that the stereotype of De Valera as an austere, cold and even backward figure was largely manufactured in the 1960s and is misguided.

Biographer Peter Guralnick argues that he chose Sun in the hope of being discovered.

" Biographer Trefousse indicates that Johnson's drinking on the occasion was the result of ill health which began before his arrival in Washington, though the exact nature of the ailment is not specified.

Biographer Stephen Ambrose opined that this was the best speech of Eisenhower's presidency.

" The bar was our altar " Biographer Andrew Lycett ascribed the demise of Thomas ' health to an alcoholic co-dependent relationship with his wife, who deeply resented his affairs.

Biographer Stuart Schram would later comment that during the period between 1925 and 1927, Mao was closer to the Kuomintang than he was to the Communist Party, something he attributed to Mao's belief that the good of China was more important than the cause of socialism.

Biographer Smith, however, maintains that evidence against Babcock was circumstantial.

Biographer Andrew Sinclair asserts that, like many contemporaries during the days of Ohio Republican Party boss Mark Hanna, Harding was involved with graft and excessive patronage.

Biographer Suzanne Finstad notes that a " turning point " in her life as an actress was upon seeing the film A Streetcar Named Desire: " She was transformed, in awe of Kazan and of Vivien Leigh's performance ... became a role model for Natalie.

Biographer Clarice Stasz and others believe that London's father was astrologer William Chaney.

Biographer James Curtis writes: " Tracy was scarcely a blip on the box office barometer in 1935, a critics ' darling and little more ".

Biographer and historian Jeffry D. Wert wrote that " Longstreet ... was the finest corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia ; in fact, he was arguably the best corps commander in the conflict on either side.

Biographer Evelyn Wells, however, accepts Hatshepsut's claim that she was her father's intended successor.

Biographer Carolly Erickson wrote, “ In choosing her lovers Rose followed her head first, then her heart ”, meaning that she was adept in terms of identifying the men who were most capable of fulfilling her financial and social needs.

Biographer S. R. Shutt speculates that it was either inspired by Elliott Avenue, a street that Smith had lived on in Portland, or that it was suggested by his then-girlfriend.

Biographer Leon Edel was the first to call attention to the importance of the " theatrical years " 1890 – 1895 for James's later work.

Biographer T. Harry Williams described the extravagant praise from throughout the Confederacy that " The Hero of Fort Sumter " received for his victory: " He was the South's first paladin.

Biographer Gerald Astor stated that " Joe Louis ' early boxing career was stalked by the spectre of Jack Johnson.

Biographer Joanna Woods has said that this work signalled a turning point for Mansfield, when she was able to display a " new objectivity that gives the story a universal dimension ".

Biographer Ezra Squier Tipple wrote: " If to speak with authority as the accredited messenger of God ; to have credentials which bear the seal of heaven ... if when he lifted the trumpet to his lips the Almighty blew the blast ; if to be conscious of an ever-present sense of God, God the Summoner, God the Anointing One, God the Judge, and to project it into speech which would make his hearers tremble, melt them with terror, and cause them to fall as dead men ; if to be and do all this would entitle a man to be called a great preacher, then Asbury was a great preacher.

" Biographer Ian McIntyre discusses the possibility of Reynolds having enjoyed sexual rendezvous with certain clients, such as Nelly O ' Brien ( or " My Lady O ' Brien ", as he playfully dubbed her ) and Kitty Fisher, who visited his house for more sittings than were strictly necessary.

Biographer John Schutz speculates that the underlying reason for Pownall's request were related to frustration with his exclusion from the major military actions of the later war years, and possibly his desire to acquire a more significant post, such as a governor-generalship of conquered New France.

Biographer Stephen Henderson writes that the war had made him " more serious and less self-confident ", but " struck by the willingness of so many to march to horrible deaths in the name of an abstract principle ".

Biographer Thomas McNamee has characterized the restaurant's history as bipolar, with triumphs alternating with disasters leading to more successes.

Biographer Paul Trynka has written that The Idiot " would remain an album that was more respected than loved, the reviews mostly neutral " but that it " prefigured the soul of post-punk ".

" Biographer Anne de Courcy confirms: " The Nuremberg rally had a profound effect on both Diana and Unity ...

Biographer J. K. Chambers wrote that " The effect of Davis's study of Stockhausen could not be repressed for long.

Biographer Blanche Weisen Cook suggests that this period served as " the political education of General Eisenhower ", as he had to prioritize wide-ranging educational, administrative, and financial demands for the university.

Biographer Christopher Sandford writes, " Over the years, most British rockers had tried, one way or another, to become black-by-extension.

Biographer Daniel Jaffé argued that Prokofiev, " having forced himself to compose a cheerful evocation of the nirvana Stalin wanted everyone to believe he had created " ( i. e. in Zdravitsa ) then subsequently, in these three sonatas, " expressed his true feelings ".

" Biographer Robert V. Remini said that Jefferson " had no great love for Jackson.

Biographer Charles Higham records that the sisters have always had an uneasy relationship, starting in early childhood when de Havilland would rip up the clothes Fontaine had to wear as hand-me-downs, forcing Fontaine to sew them back together.

Biographer Ann Rule described him as " a sadistic sociopath who took pleasure from another human's pain and the control he had over his victims, to the point of death, and even after.

Biographer Marc Eliot wrote that McQueen had an affair with his Bullitt co-star Jacqueline Bisset, although Bisset has not confirmed this.

Biographer Lewin Bowring describes him as " a man of the loosest morals, never spared anyone of the sex who had the misfortune to attract his attention.

Biographer Charles Higham records that the sisters have always had an uneasy relationship, starting in early childhood, when de Havilland would rip up the clothes that Fontaine had to wear as hand-me-downs.

Biographer of J. Edgar Hoover, Curt Gentry, says that Hoover's files had " numerous allegations that Spellman was a very active homosexual ".

Biographer Mary Lou Lustig notes that he was " an accomplished statesman, a brave soldier, a polished courtier, and a devoted servant ", but that his style was often " autocratic, arbitrary, and dictatorial ", that he lacked tact, and that he had difficulty reaching compromises.

Biographer Karen Holliday Tanner found that Holliday had been arrested 17 times before his 1881 shootout in Tombstone.

Biographer Slack, however, reports this not to have been the case ; Green had in fact suffered a series of strokes since April 17 of that year ( the date of the argument with an intemperate cook in the employ of her lifelong friend Annie Leary ).

( Biographer Stephen Borelli notes Allen added the middle name Avrom, to honor a grandfather of his with that name who had died.

Biographer Stephen Henderson points out that the " ministers were fresh, motivated and knowledgeable about their portfolios ", although Macdonald himself had no experience in finance.

Biographer Maynard Solomon attributes the arrangement to Leopold's wish to revive his skills in training a musical genius, as he had done with Wolfgang.

Biographer and critic Alexander Skabichevsky, having found similarities in the development of Pisemsky and Saltykov-Schedrin, another author who examined the provincial bureaucracy in the times of " total corruption, embezzlement, no laws for landowners, wild atrocities, and a total lack of real state power "; times when " provincial life was mostly uncultured and lacked even basic morality ", and " the life of the intelligent classes had the character of one wanton, never ending orgy ", concluded: " Both writers lost all motivation not just for the idealization of Russian life, but also of highlighting its lighter, positive sides ".

Biographer Harry M. Ward noted that Harrison's commission was unconstitutional both because he was not a citizen of the state and because the state militia's allotment of major generals had already been filled.