Deep Romantic Chasm by James Lees-Milne
The eighth volume of James Lees-Milne's diaries is unlike its predecessors, in that it shows Lees-Milne developing a tendresse for a younger man. Lees-Milne also writes the biography of his friend Harold Nicolson, visits Mount Athos, and recreates the values and friendships of an earlier age.
James Lees-Milne, who died in 1997, ran the National Trust's operation to rescue historic houses from 1936 to 1951. His prolific output as a writer includes many works on architecture and several biographies, along with the much-acclaimed memoirs Another Self, People and Places and Fourteen Friends. His eight other volumes of diaries, all rapturously received, are Ancestral Voices, Prophesying Peace, Caves of Ice, Midway on the Waves, A Mingled Measure, Ancient as the Hills, Holy Dread and Through Wood and Dale. Diana Mosley described the last as 'a comic masterpiece'. Michael Bloch, the editor of this volume, was appointed by James Lees-Milne to be his literary executor, and is now writing his biography. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719562112 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719562112 |
| Title | Deep Romantic Chasm |
| Author | James Lees-Milne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2003-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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