The Young Melbourne & Lord M by David Cecil
A classic of literary biography.
The most convincing analysis that can ever have been applied to an historical personage. . -- L. P. Hartley * Broadsheet *
Brilliant, beautiful, utterly absorbing. * New York Times Book Review *
To convey to subsequent generations the charm of a famous figure of the past is one of the most intractable of all literary operations; Lord David has managed this task with skill. The central portrait is a superb work of art. -- Harold Nicholson
Brilliant, beautiful, utterly absorbing. * New York Times Book Review *
To convey to subsequent generations the charm of a famous figure of the past is one of the most intractable of all literary operations; Lord David has managed this task with skill. The central portrait is a superb work of art. -- Harold Nicholson
Lord David Cecil (1902-1986) was a British biographer, academic and historian. He read Modern History at Oxford University where he later became a Fellow. He published his first book, a biography of the poet William Cowper, The Stricken Deer, in 1929; it went on to win the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Hawthornden Prize, and launched a brilliant literary career. Cecil went on to publish biographies of many other literary figures, including Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and Shakespeare. He died in 1986.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781509854929 |
| ISBN 10 | 1509854924 |
| Title | The Young Melbourne & Lord M |
| Author | David Cecil |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2017-08-10 |
| Number of pages | 420 |
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