Eminent Edwardians
Four figures who defined their age: Northcliffe, Balfour, Pankhurst, Baden-Powell
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304 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2003
Summary
A dazzling study of four figures who flourished in - and defined - the early years of the twentieth century.In his account of four characters, each of whose importance was global, each of them, in their different ways, ‘monsters’, Piers Brendon writes wittily, sharply and succinctly - and brilliantly illuminates an age. His cast is as follows- Lord Northcliffe, the creator of modern journalism; Arthur Balfour, at the centre of the British political stage for half a century, and inspirer of th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844130818 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844130819 |
| Author: | Piers Brendon |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2003 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“Amusing, lively, and as assured as Lytton Strachey himself.” – The Economist
Dr Piers Brendon is a courageous and independent man, and this book is notable not only for its own merits, which are considerable, but as a sign of liberation for future biographical writers. The message is this. Biographies have been getting longer, and can, without loss, with positive gain, become shorter- The book leaves one with two hopes. One, that Brendon will write more like it, two, that other biographers will start examining his model.’ – C. P. SnowSupremely readable and entertaining. – Robert BlakePiers Brendon’s brilliant pen portraits of four famous figures of the Edwardian age- Here in sharp focus is all you ever wanted to know about them. Hilarious and sometimes not a little alarming.’ – Robert Morley, * Evening News *
About The Author
Piers Brendon
Piers Brendon is the author of a dozen books, including biographies of Churchill and Eisenhower, and The Windsors, Hawker of Morwenstow and, most recently, The Dark Valley, a hugely acclaimed history of the 1930s, which are all available in Pimlico. He also writes for television and contributes regularly to the national press. He is a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge.
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