At times a memoire, at others a historical perspective, Bridge Over Troubled Water chronicles the history of the English-Speaking Union from its founding by Sir Evelyn Wrench and Charles Cochrane in a London cafe in 1912. The book, while controversial in its ardent promotion of the English language as the one security for a divided world, is reassuring in its arguments that the standards of the old world still have relevance today. Dust jacket is in very good condition with light wear to top/bottom edges and spine. Blue boards are in excellent condition. A newspaper clipping taped to page opposite title page. Author's signature on title page. Internal pages are clean and unmarked.