Spyridon Lambros belongs to the literary record as a writer whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Spyridon Lambros as Greek historian, university professor and politician (1851-1919).
Spyridon Lambros was born at Corfu in 1851. His recorded nationality is Greece. He was educated at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
He worked as politician, historian and university teacher.
The writing is recorded in German and Modern Greek.
Literature is judged by re-reading, which is a slower and harsher test than acclaim.
That the work was written from Greece matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Spyridon Lambros died in 1919, aged 68. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
