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1 de ene. de 2001 · `Great Contemporaries' is a fascinating, informative and enjoyable series of 22 "essays on Great Men of our age" which Churchill wrote during the 1930s. To read them is to hear that unforgettable voice describing to you the people he knew and the critical events of three decades.
Attlee had a firm vision of a more just and equitable society, which the nation wanted. This firm vision is something that attracts Frank Field. To Field, Attlee is a hero. After retirement, Clement Attlee wrote a masterly series of profiles of his great contemporaries, many published at the time in The Observer.
`Great Contemporaries' is a fascinating, informative and enjoyable series of 22 "essays on Great Men of our age" which Churchill wrote during the 1930s. To read them is to hear that unforgettable voice describing to you the people he knew and the critical events of three decades.
7 de dic. de 2015 · In Great Contemporaries in 1937, Churchill wrote that Smith “had all the canine virtues in a remarkable degree—courage, fidelity, love of the chase….He was always great fun.”. Sir F.E. Smith, newly created Lord Birkenhead, on his appointment as Lord Chancellor.
12 de sept. de 2023 · 本书是丘吉尔唯一一部人物评论集， 写于两次世界大战之交的1937年。. 在这个动荡的大时代，丘吉尔见证了第一次世界大战、俄国革命、希特勒的崛起、西班牙革命、爱尔兰自治运动和世界经济大萧条。. 他回忆了德皇威廉二世、兴登堡、阿拉伯的劳伦斯、福煦 ...
11 de ago. de 2009 · WILLIAM SAMUEL STEPHENSON, one of Canada’s most courageous sons, was a bold friend of freedom. Churchill, recommending him for a knighthood in 1945, wrote: “This one is dear to my heart.”. Sir William died in Bermuda in January 1989. He was 93. At once, prominent detractors denounced him vociferously for laying claim to accomplishments ...
28 de mar. de 2015 · When Edward Howard “Eddie” Marsh found himself invited to serve as private secretary to the newly-appointed Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies following a party given by Lady Granby on 14 December 1905, he felt intimidated. Despite a superb educational background (Westminster and a first in classics at Cambridge), Marsh doubted his ...
