Low's Autobiography

by David Low

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Genres: Biography

422 pages, Hardcover

Published September 9, 2021

About the author

(1891-1963)

There is more than one author by this name on Goodreads

See also:
David Low, spiritual philosophy
David Low, agriculturalist, 1786-1859

Reviews

[Jonathan]

A rare gem this one. If you love and revere Lows cartoons you are in for a treat as he writes in a sparkling way that made him go up even higher in my estimation than before ( if that was even possible). As a New Zealander from Christchurch like Low with a life long interest in cartoons ( there the comparisons end for me sadly) I well appreciate how his antipodean outsiders perspective informed his clear eyed view of British and European politics and society. There are wonderful descriptions of all the heavy hitters he got to know such as Churchill - every time he heard churchill talk mistily about democracy he felt like saying "please explain" and suspected Churchill meant democracy run by top upper class chaps like himself. I read this book several years ago and i must reread it again soon. It is is never doctrinaire or dull. If you are interested in Low himself, early 20thc British politics, ww2, cartooning or just like a good read by a charming fascinating man then read this book it is a delight and occupies a special place on my bookshelf.

[Arthur Sceatsbury]

A fascinating history of the first half of the 20th century by a deeply thinking, well-connected political cartoonist who was near the centre of British society, culture and politics, but who nonetheless had an independent outsider's point of view. History has proven Low right on most things.

Many problems haven't changed in the past 100 years so the book seems highly relevant now. Low's chapters on the debates of the prewar period almost describe current global politics.

[Jeremy]

This is a fascinating and important book, far more than just a memoir by the world's best known cartoonist. It is also an arresting account of Britain in the first part of the 20th century by one who was on the inside of everything that happened. He knew all the characters and lucidly recounts them as well as the events they shaped. Also a revealing look at appeasement in the 1930s, New Zealand at the end of the 19th century and Australia in the early 20th. Well worth reading.