Paul Bede Johnson CBE (1928 – 2023) 著書五十餘冊的史家 He wrote outsize histories on a panoply of subjects：摩登時代：從1920年代到1990年代的世界。所謂的知識分子、天才的條件

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Paul Johnson, Prolific Historian Prized by Conservatives, Dies at 94

He wrote outsize histories on a panoply of subjects, found renown in Britain as an indefatigable columnist and infuriated liberals with his outspoken Tory views.

By Richard B. Woodward
PRINT EDITIONPaul Johnson, Prolific Historian and Vocal Conservative, Dies at 94|January 13, 2023, Page B12


Hombre leyendo un libro con una lupa 1952
André Kertést

62你和其他61人

Hombre leyendo un libro con una lupa 1952

Man reading a book with a magnifying glass 1952

（英國）保羅·約翰遜（Paul Johnson） 譯者：秦傳安  ,摩登時代：從1920年代到1990年代的世界(上下冊)

所謂的知識分子：那些爆紅的時代人物，與他們內心的惡魔(上、下冊不分售)

中文書

保羅．約翰遜  周詩婷

• 優惠價: 75 折, 615 元

天才的條件：17位創作大師的天賦、激情與魔性

中文書

保羅．約翰遜  蔡承志

共和國的守護者：馬基維利、拿破崙與托克維爾(共三冊)

Protectors of the Republics: Reflections on Machiavelli, Napoleon, Tocqueville

• 作者： 羅斯．金恩, 保羅．約翰遜, 約瑟夫．艾普斯坦  追蹤作者 新功能介紹
• 原文作者： Ross King, Paul Johnson, Joseph Epstein
• 譯者： 吳家恆, 李怡芳, 柯慧貞, 傅士哲
• 出版社：左岸文化  訂閱出版社新書快訊 新功能介紹
• 出版日期：2016/05/11
• 語言：繁體中文

• 定價：840元

Paul Johnson CBE
Johnson in 2005
Born	Paul Bede Johnson 2 November 1928 Manchester, England
Died	12 January 2023 (aged 94) London, England
Education	Stonyhurst College
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Occupations	Journalist popular historian
Known for	Editor of the New Statesman (1965–1970)
Spouse	Marigold Hunt   ​ (m. 1958)​
Children	4, including Daniel and Luke
Website	pauljohnsonarchives.org

Paul Bede Johnson CBE (2 November 1928 – 12 January 2023)^[1] was an English journalist, popular historian, speechwriter, and author. Although associated with the political left in his early career, he became a popular conservative historian.

Johnson was educated at the Jesuit independent school Stonyhurst College, and at Magdalen College, Oxford. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a journalist writing for and later editing the New Statesman magazine. A prolific writer, Johnson wrote more than 50 books and contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers.^[2] His sons include the journalist Daniel Johnson, founder of Standpoint magazine, and the businessman Luke Johnson, former chairman of Channel 4.

Contents

• 1Early life and career
• 2Shift rightward
• 3Personal life
• 4Honours
• 5Partial bibliography
  • 5.1Anthologies, polemics and contemporary history
  • 5.2Art and architecture
  • 5.3History
  • 5.4Memoirs
  • 5.5Novels
  • 5.6Religion
  • 5.7Travel
• 6References
  • 6.1Footnotes
  • 6.2Sources
• 7External links

Early life and career

Honours[edit]

In 2006, Johnson was honoured with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President George W. Bush.^[38]

Johnson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to literature.^[39]

Partial bibliography[edit]

Johnson's books are listed by subject or type. The country of publication is the UK, unless stated otherwise.

Anthologies, polemics and contemporary history[edit]

• Johnson, Paul Bede; Abel-Smith, Brian; Calder, Nigel; Hoggart, Richard; Jones, Mervyn; Marris, Peter; Murdoch, Iris; Shore, Peter; Thomas, Hugh; Townsend, Peter; Williams, Raymond (1957), "A Sense of Outrage", in Mackenzie, Norman Ian (ed.), Conviction, London: MacGibbon & Kee, pp. 202–17.
• Johnson, Paul Bede (1957), The Suez War, London: MacGibbon & Kee.
• ——— (1958), Journey into Chaos, Western Policy in the Middle East, London: MacGibbon & Kee.
• ——— (1971), Statesmen and Nations, Sidgwick & Jackson. An anthology of New Statesman articles from the 1950s and 1960s.
• ——— (1977), Enemies of Society, Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
• ——— (1980), The Recovery of Freedom, Mainstream, Basil Blackwell.
• ——— (1981), Davis, William (ed.), The Best of Everything – Animals, Business, Drink, Travel, Food, Literature, Medicine, Playtime, Politics, Theatre, Young World, Art, Communications, Law and Crime, Films, Pop Culture, Sport, Women's Fashion, Men's Fashion, Music, Military – contributor.
• ——— (1985), The Pick of Paul Johnson, Harrap.
• ——— (1991) [1986], The Oxford Book of Political Anecdotes (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press.
• ——— (1988), Intellectuals: From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky, Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
• 1994 The Quotable Paul Johnson A Topical Compilation of His Wit, Wisdom and Satire (George J. Marlin, Richard P. Rabatin, Heather Higgins (Editors)) 1994 Noonday Press/1996 Atlantic Books (US)
• 1994 Wake Up Britain – a Latter-day Pamphlet Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• 1996 To Hell with Picasso & Other Essays: Selected Pieces from "The Spectator" Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• 2009 Churchill (biography), 192 pp.^[40]
• 2012 Darwin: Portrait of a genius (Viking, 176 pages)

Art and architecture[edit]

• 1980 British Cathedrals Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN 0-297-77828-5
• 1993 Gerald Laing : Portraits Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd (with Gerald Laing & David Mellor MP)
• 1999 Julian Barrow's London Fine Art Society
• 2003 Art: A New History Weidenfeld & Nicolson

History[edit]

• 1972 The Offshore Islanders: England's People from Roman Occupation to the Present/to European Entry [1985 ed as History of the English People; 1998 ed as Offshore Islanders: A History of the English People] Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• 1974 Elizabeth I: a Study in Power and Intellect Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• 1974 The Life and Times of Edward III Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• 1976 Civilizations of the Holy Land Weidenfeld & Nicolson

• 1977 Education of an Establishment in The World of the Public School (pp. 13–28), edited by George MacDonald Fraser, Weidenfeld & Nicolson /St Martins Press (US edition)
• 1978 The Civilization of Ancient Egypt Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• 1981 Ireland: A Concise History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day [as ...Land of Troubles 1980 Eyre Methuen] Granada
• 1983 A History of the Modern World from 1917 to the 1980s Weidenfeld & Nicolson – Paperback^[41]
• 1983 Modern Times: A History of the World from the 1920s to the 1980s Weidenfeld & Nicolson [later, ...Present Time and ...Year 2000 2005 ed] Weidenfeld & Nicolson – Hardcover
• 1986 The Oxford Book of Political Anecdotes Oxford University Press (editor)
• 1987 Gold Fields A Centenary Portrait Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• 1987 The History of the Jews [2001ed] Weidenfeld & Nicolson (later editions titled A History of the Jews)
• 1991 The Birth of the Modern: World Society 1815–1830 Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK) ISBN 978-1-78-022714-6
• 1997 A History of the American People Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN 0-06-093034-9 ^[42]
• 2000 The Renaissance [: A Short History *] Weidenfeld & Nicolson/*Random House (USA)
• 2002 Napoleon (Lives S.) Weidenfeld & Nicolson [2003 Phoenix pbk]
• 2005 George Washington: The Founding Father (Eminent Lives Series) Atlas Books
• 2006 Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney HarperCollins Publishers (US) ISBN 0-06-019143-0
• 2007 Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and De Gaulle HarperCollins Publishers (US) ISBN 978-0-06-114316-8, 0-06-114316-2; HarperCollins Publishing link to book Archived 28 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• 2010 Humorists: From Hogarth to Noel Coward HarperCollins Publishers (US) ISBN 978-0-06-182591-0
• 2011 Socrates: A Man For Our Times Viking (US)

Memoirs[edit]

• 2004 The Vanished Landscape: A 1930s Childhood in the Potteries Weidenfeld & Nicolson: ISBN 978-0-7538-1933-3
• 2010 Brief Lives Hutchinson

Novels[edit]

• 1959 Left of Centre MacGibbon & Kee ["Left of Centre describes the meeting of a Complacent Young Man with an Angry Old City"]
• 1964 Merrie England MacGibbon & Kee

Religion[edit]

• 1975 Pope John XXIII Hutchinson
• 1977 A History of Christianity Weidenfeld & Nicolson /1976 Simon & Schuster /Atheneum (US) ISBN 0-684-81503-6 (S&S Touchstone division paperback edition published in 1995)
• 1982 Pope John Paul II and the Catholic Restoration St Martins Press
• 1996 The Quest for God: A Personal Pilgrimage Weidenfeld & Nicolson/HarperCollins (US)
• 1997 The Papacy Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• 2010 Jesus: A Biography From a Believer Penguin Books

Travel[edit]

• 1973 The Highland Jaunt Collins (with George Gale)
• 1974 A Place in History: Places & Buildings of British History Omega [Thames TV (UK) tie-in]
• 1978 National Trust Book of British Castles Granada Paperback [1992 Weidenfeld ed as Castles of England, Scotland And Wales]
• 1984 The Aerofilms Book of London from the Air Weidenfeld & Nicolson