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1 de jul. 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.
18 de may. de 2023 · Early Morley. “Men of the Day: John Morley,” by “Spy” in Vanity Fair, 30 November 1878. (Public domain) John Morley was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, the son of a doctor who wanted him to become a clergyman. Disenchanted with the “High Church” and quarreling with his father, he left Oxford without an honors degree and pursued Law.
Great Contemporaries. Winston Churchill. Putnam, 1937 - Biography - 299 pages. A collection of essays about twenty-one men whom Churchill felt contributed to the course of the world in which he lived. From inside the book . Other editions - View all. Great Contemporaries
Great Contemporaries is Churchill's much-praised collection of insightful essays about leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. While some of the subjects of Churchill's sketches have receded into history, many remain well-known and all remain compellingly drawn.
10 de may. de 2022 · Great contemporaries : Churchill reflects on FDR, Hitler, Kipling, Chaplin, Balfour, and other giants of his age by Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. Publication date 2012 Topics Biography -- 20th century, Great Britain -- Biography, Europe -- Biography Publisher Wilmington, DE : ISI Books
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.
