Still , Kramer retrospectively criticized its ornate and wordy prose , and considered Holroyd 's mid-1970s Augustus John biography to be of a higher writing quality .
The long - yet - engrossing story obsoleted the vast prior library on the Bloomsbury group , such were its revelations .
Kramer retrospectively criticized its ornate and wordy prose , and considered Holroyd 's mid-1970s Augustus John biography to be of a higher writing quality .
The long - yet - engrossing story obsoleted the vast prior library on the Bloomsbury group , such were its revelations .