Mr Churchill's Profession by Peter Clarke
A fascinating new look at a neglected side of Winston Churchill - his life as a professional author - revealing how his most important literary work shaped his role as a world leader, and the history of the Second World War
Clarke gives us the fullest account yet of Churchill's hair-raising attitude towards money.. A scholarly gem: polished and sparkling and a lasting contribution to our understanding of Churchill * The Literary Review *
Engaging ... a good book about the literary work that provides its most powerful emotional underpinning * Financial Times *
Brilliant ... Mr Churchill's Profession is a pleasure in itself * Times Literary Supplement *
Fascinating, erudite and witty * Guardian *
This book has many virtues. It ranges widely, draws on great erudition and is often written with panache * Independent *
Of books about Winston Churchill there is no end ... Newcomers to this field need either to bring with them a reputation already made or else to happen upon a theme that has so far escaped notice. Peter Clarke scores under both headings * New Statesman *
Pleasing * Max Hastings, Sunday Times *
It is a tribute to his protean personality, and to Clarke's diligent scholarship and elegant narration, that every aspect of his [Churchill's] life remains eternally fascinating * Sunday Telegraph *
Well-researched and interesting ... One is left with a picture of a brilliant maverick who would not have been out of place at the court of the first Queen Elizabeth * Wiltshire Society *
Engaging ... a good book about the literary work that provides its most powerful emotional underpinning * Financial Times *
Brilliant ... Mr Churchill's Profession is a pleasure in itself * Times Literary Supplement *
Fascinating, erudite and witty * Guardian *
This book has many virtues. It ranges widely, draws on great erudition and is often written with panache * Independent *
Of books about Winston Churchill there is no end ... Newcomers to this field need either to bring with them a reputation already made or else to happen upon a theme that has so far escaped notice. Peter Clarke scores under both headings * New Statesman *
Pleasing * Max Hastings, Sunday Times *
It is a tribute to his protean personality, and to Clarke's diligent scholarship and elegant narration, that every aspect of his [Churchill's] life remains eternally fascinating * Sunday Telegraph *
Well-researched and interesting ... One is left with a picture of a brilliant maverick who would not have been out of place at the court of the first Queen Elizabeth * Wiltshire Society *
Peter Clarke was formerly a professor of modern history and Master of Trinity Hall at Cambridge. His many books include Keynes: The Twentieth Century's Most Influential Economist, The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire, The Keynesian Revolution in the Making, 1924-1936 and the acclaimed final volume of the Penguin History of Britain, Hope and Glory, Britain 1900-2000. He lives with his wife, the Canadian writer Maria Tippett, in Cambridge, England, and Pender Island, British Columbia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408818879 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408818876 |
| Title | Mr Churchill's Profession |
| Author | Peter Clarke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2012-07-05 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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