Curzon by David Gilmour
Few statesmen have led such colourful and controversial lives as George Nathaniel Curzon. Brilliant, tempestuous and - in the words of the notorious rhyme - superior, his career was an almost unparalleled blend of triumph and disappointment. Queen Victoria's last Viceroy of India, his term of office ended in dramatic resignation. And despite his later successes as Foreign Secretary, George V thwarted his ambition to become Prime Minister. David Gilmour presents a portrait of this complex figure, whose personal life was marked by equivalent vicissitudes of fortune.
An impeccably researched and written biography -- THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 20030413 A biography as definitive as such a work can ever be.. a splendid book -- Evening Standard 20030413 Magnificent -- Oxford Times 20030620 One of the best biographies of our time ... a book of outstanding excellence -- New Statesman 20030620
David Gilmour's many books include the prize-winning biography The Last Leopard: A Life of Giuseppe di Lampedusa, and most recently The Long Recessional: The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a former Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, he is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719555473 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719555477 |
| Title | Curzon |
| Author | David Gilmour |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2003-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 708 |
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