Van Loon's Lives, 1942, Biography, History, Hardcover Illustrated

Van Loon's Lives is a 1942 work by Dutch-American historian Hendrik Willem van Loon that creatively blends biography, fantasy, and social commentary.

Structured as a series of imaginative dinner parties, the book features Van Loon and his friend Desiderius Erasmus hosting notable historical figures at Van Loon's summer home in Veere, Netherlands.

Guests range from Confucius and Plato to Voltaire and Thomas Jefferson, engaging in dialogues that juxtapose their historical contexts with contemporary issues of the 1930s.

This hardcover is in good vintage condition.