A biography of the mercurial and controversial man who made one of the greatest discoveries in archaeological history - the Palace of Minos at Knossos.
Arthur Jeffress was an art dealer and collector from a Virginian family who bequeathed his "subversive little collection" (Derek Hill) to Tate and Southampton City Art Gallery on his suicide in 1961. That suicide, a result of his expulsion from Venice, has been the subject of speculation in many memoirs.
Arthur Miller's life spans more than four decades and includes marriage to Marilyn Monroe, numerous plays, novels and an autobiography. Martin Gottfried utilizes private letters from and to Arthur Miller, to craft a biography of this playwright, cultural commentator and conscience of a nation.
