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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- Diaries, 1942-1954
- ISBN
- 9780719566813
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Diaries, 1942-1954
- Item Height
- 197 mm
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories
- Item Weight
- 359 g
- Item Width
- 133 mm
- Number of Pages
- 512 Pages
About this product
Product Information
James Lees-Milne (1908-97) made his name as the country house expert of the National Trust and for being a versatile author. But he is now best known for the remarkable diary he kept for most of his adult life, which has been compared with that of Samuel Pepys and hailed as 'a treasure of contemporary English literature'. The first of three, this volume covers its first dozen years, beginning with his return to work for the National Trust during the Second World War, and ending with his tempestuous marriage to the exotic Alvilde Chaplin. The diary vividly portrays the hectic social life of London during the Blitz, when in the intervals between struggling to save a disintegrating architectural heritage he enjoys a dizzying variety of romantic experiences with both sexes. His descriptions of visits to harassed country-house owners are as perceptive as they are hilarious. With the war's end, the mood changes as he portrays a world of gloom and austerity. He shares the prevailing pessimism, yet during these years arranges the transfer of some of England's loveliest houses to the safe keeping of the National Trust. Finally he escapes from England to live on the Continent with his beautiful paramour, yet remains restless and dissatisfied. The diaries of James Lees-Milne were originally published in twelve volumes between 1975 and 2005. Michael Bloch, James Lees-Milne's literary executor and editor of the last five volumes of the complete work, has produced this skilful compilation from the first five volumes - including interesting new material omitted from the original publications.
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Publisher
John Murray Press
ISBN-13
9780719566813
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89121030
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2007
Book Title
Diaries, 1942-1954
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
197 mm
Item Weight
359 g
Item Width
133 mm
Additional Product Features
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United Kingdom
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- 02 Nov, 2021
Interesting biography/diary.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: baham_books
- 02 Jan, 2020
Interesting account of early years
Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: wordery_specialist
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