Ludo and the Power of the Book
Ludovic Kennedy's Campaigns for Justice
$31.94
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2018
Summary
‘Stirring’ Roger Lewis, Daily Mail, BOOK OF THE WEEK
‘A warm and worthy tribute’ The Times
‘Elegantly written, thought-provoking’ The Lady
‘A lucid and affectionate portrait of one of the great journalists of his day’ Observer
Sir Ludovic Kennedy was a British journalist, television personality, humanist and author. Following a brief naval career, Ludo devoted his li…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472109088 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1472109082 |
| Author: | Richard Ingrams |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 16mm |
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An important book
Stirring - Daily Mail
A warm and worthy tribute - The TimesElegantly written, thought-provoking - The LadyA lucid and affectionate portrait of one of the great journalists of his day - ObserverIt has a dogged sense of justice, and is an astounding tale of judicial bigotry, arrogant stupidity and complacence - The OldieA worthy memorial to a man whose campaigning against injustices was, probably more than any other single influence, responsible for the abolition of the death penalty in Britain - Literary ReviewAn important book - Catholic HeraldIngrams’ book is an indictment of the legal establishment as it was and a powerful justification for investigative writing - Times Higher Education SupplementAbout The Author
Richard Ingrams
Richard Ingrams was born in 1937. His father was the head of Black Propaganda in the Second World War; his maternal grandfather was Queen Victoria’s doctor. Educated at Shrewsbury and Oxford, Ingrams was one of the founders of Private Eye in 1961, becoming editor the following year, a post which he held for over twenty years. In 1992 he helped to launch The Oldie magazine which he edited until 2014. He has written regular weekly columns for the Observer and later the Independent and was a panellist on the BBC’s News Quiz for many years. His books include biographies of William Cobbett and Malcolm Muggeridge, a memoir of John Stewart Collis and a number of anthologies including England, The Best of Beachcomber and Jesus: Authors Take Sides.
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