Irving Stone (Author of The Agony and the Ecstasy)

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Irving Stone

Born

in San Francisco, California, The United States

July 14, 1903

Died

January 01, 1989

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Arts & Photography, History

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In 1923, Stone received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. In the 1960s, Stone received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Southern California, where he had previously earned a Masters Degree from the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.

When at home, Stone relied upon the research facilities and expertise made available to him by Esther Euler, head research librarian of the University of California at Los Angeles, to whom he dedicated and thanked, in addition to many others, in several of his works.

Stone enjoyed a long marriage to his wife and editor on many of his works, Jean Stone. The Stones lived primarily in Los Angeles, California. During their lifetime, Stone and his wife funded ...more

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	The Agony and the Ecstasy 4.09 avg rating — 93,385 ratings — published 1961 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lust for Life 4.27 avg rating — 30,784 ratings — published 1934 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Origin 4.12 avg rating — 2,013 ratings — published 1980 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Passions of the Mind 4.04 avg rating — 1,839 ratings — published 1971 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The President's Lady 3.95 avg rating — 1,831 ratings — published 1951 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love is Eternal 4.06 avg rating — 1,685 ratings — published 1954 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greek Treasure 3.90 avg rating — 1,545 ratings — published 1975 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Men To Match My Mountains: The Opening of the Far West 1840-1900 by Irving Stone, Lewis Gannett (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 1,270 ratings — published 1956 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Those Who Love 4.11 avg rating — 1,154 ratings — published 1965 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Depths of Glory: A Biographical Novel of Camille Pissarro 4.09 avg rating — 764 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.”
― Irving Stone, Clarence Darrow for the Defense

tags: books, friendship

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“Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.”
― Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy

tags: art, dedication, talent

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“One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.”
― Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy

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2nd Quarter 2023 Long Read Poll

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, 1866, 679 pages

75 votes, 37.1%

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann, 1901, 731 pages

40 votes, 19.8%

The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone, 1958, 776 pages

36 votes, 17.8%

The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo, 1869, 672 pages

21 votes, 10.4%

In the First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 1968, 742 pages

18 votes, 8.9%

London Belongs to Me by Norman Collins, 1945, 738 pages

12 votes, 5.9%

202 total votes

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