The Wall Street JournalThis strikingly original book introduces a Winston Churchill we haven't known before. Award-winning author Jonathan Rose explores Churchill's careers as statesman and author, revealing the profound influence of literature and theater on Churchill's personal, carefully composed grand story and the decisions he made throughout his political life.
In this expansive literary biography, Rose provides an analysis of Churchill's writings and their reception, and a chronicle of his dealings with publishers, editors, literary agents, and censors. The book also identifies an array of authors who shaped Churchill's own writings and George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Margaret Mitchell, George Orwell, Oscar Wilde, and many more.
Type: Hardcover/Dustjacket
Condition: Good - Slight wear on cover, slight discolouring on page edges
Weight: 1010g
Size: 24.1 x 16.5 cm
Pages: 516
Please Note: Some photos may have a glare and/or shadowing due to light.
The Wall Street JournalThis strikingly original book introduces a Winston Churchill we haven't known before. Award-winning author Jonathan Rose explores Churchill's careers as statesman and author, revealing the profound influence of literature and theater on Churchill's personal, carefully composed grand story and the decisions he made throughout his political life.
In this expansive literary biography, Rose provides an analysis of Churchill's writings and their reception, and a chronicle of his dealings with publishers, editors, literary agents, and censors. The book also identifies an array of authors who shaped Churchill's own writings and George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Margaret Mitchell, George Orwell, Oscar Wilde, and many more.
Type: Hardcover/Dustjacket
Condition: Good - Slight wear on cover, slight discolouring on page edges
Weight: 1010g
Size: 24.1 x 16.5 cm
Pages: 516
Please Note: Some photos may have a glare and/or shadowing due to light.
