The Macmillans by R P T Davenport-Hines

The Macmillans by R P T Davenport-Hines

This is an outline of the history of the Macmillan family, its rise, triumphs and misfortunes. The core of the book is the personality and career of Harold Macmillan, but his achievements and tribulations are seen in the context of his family life. Coming from a peasant background, two Macmillan brothers founded one of the great publishing houses in Victorian London: a multi-million-pound business which their descendants still control in the 1990s. This is more than a family story, it is a book about class, power and the destructive personal traits that pass from generation to generation.

Davenport-Hines, Richard: -

Richard Davenport-Hinesis the acclaimed biographer of W. H. Auden and the Macmillan dynasty. He is also the author of Proust at the Majestic: The Last Days of the Author Whose Book Changed Paris and The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics. He is a regular contributor to the U.K. publications Literary Review, Sunday Telegraph, Spectator, and the Times Literary Supplement.

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ISBN 13	9780434175024
ISBN 10	0434175021
Titel	The Macmillans
Autor	R P T Davenport-Hines
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Cornerstone
Erscheinungsjahr	1992-04-27
Seitenanzahl	365
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