William Bolitho

South African–born British journalist and author, best known for Twelve Against the Gods (1929); a celebrated feature writer for the New York World who covered post–World War I Europe and profiled adventurers and political figures.

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  1. 1. Twelve Against The Gods

    The Story of Adventure

    A series of incisive biographical portraits examines twelve audacious figures who defied custom, authority, and fate, using risk and charisma to bend events to their will. Blending storytelling with sharp moral and psychological reflection, it explores the adventurer’s restless impulse, the allure and cost of rebellion, and the uneasy balance between order and freedom that such lives disrupt. The result is a meditation on ambition’s power to shape history—and the personal ruin it can just as readily invite.

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