Summary
Admiral of the Fleet Lord ‘Jacky’ Fisher (1841 - 1920) was one of the greatest naval reformers in history. He was also a colossal figure to contemporaries, both loved and loathed, a man of exceptional charm, presence and charisma. Since the late 1940s, Jan Morris has been haunted by his face - with its startling combination of ‘the suave, the sneering and the self-amused.’
This evocation is both biography and a love letter, a perfect expression of her passionate interest in mavericks …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571233045 |
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| ISBN-10: | 057123304X |
| Author: | Jan Morris |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2007 |
| Weight: | 205g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 128mm x 198mm |
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Jan Morris
Jan Morris was born in 1926 of a Welsh father and an English mother, and when she is not travelling she lives with her partner Elizabeth Morris in the top left-hand corner of Wales, between the mountains and the sea. Her books include Coronation Everest, Venice, The Pax Britannica Trilogy (Heaven’s Command, Pax Britannica and Farewell the Trumpets), and Conundrum. She is also the author of six books about cities and countries, two autobiographical books, several volumes of collected travel essays and, most recently, the unclassifiable Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere. Hav, a novel, was published by Faber in 2006.
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