An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Beyond a Boundary

Author: C.L.R. James

Referenced in 2 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

September 10, 2023

Context:

Described as C.L.R. James's autobiography where he discusses Thomas Arnold's legacy and the public school ethos

February 22, 2021

Context:

Tom mentions reading this book about cricket when discussing how anti-imperialism was paradoxically exported by the British. He notes that James wrote as 'a Marxist who's very, very anti-imperial' yet the book is 'incredibly British' and 'saturated in English literature'