Montagu Norman

by Andrew Boyle

This is an unusual book about a remarkable and eccentric man who, as governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944, became a legend in his own time. To appraise it critically is more the task of a psychiatrist than of an economist. It presents enough clinical material for a seminar in abnormal psychology, and the almost incredible story of Carl Gustav Jung's misdiagnosis in 1912 of Norman's nervous breakdown as incurable insanity should be a call to arms for critics and partisans of Jung.

348 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Andrew Philip More Boyle was a Scottish journalist and biographer.

Reviews

[Grahamshircore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tough to make a biography about a governor of the bank of England from nearly 100 years ago engaging but most of it is. The middle's a bit dry and the latter years of his life are skipped over quite quickly but enjoyable nonetheless. Odd chap!

[Nate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great biography of a great and complicated Central Banker.