Diaries, 1971-1983 by James Lees-Milne
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The late James Lees-Milne (19081998) was among the most celebrated of modern diarists; his published entries (which span the years 1942 through 1974) offer an unparalleled social and cultural portrait of modern and — because of the author’s decades in the service of The National Trust — historic Britain. Another Self narrates the author’s early life, before his diaries begin: childhood in Worcestershire under the mismatched wings of a þighty mother and an obdurate father; studies at Eton and Oxford; holidays (of remarkable hilarity) in Portugal and bandit-ridden Corsica; army service (remarkably, of equal hilarity) at the start of World War II. What distinguishes this civilized and extraordinarily humorous autobiography is the way Lees-Milne’s memories are made to cohere into shapely comedies; each chapter is a set piece of deft characterization, outrageous anecdote, and climactic surprise. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The late James Lees-Milne (19081998) was among the most celebrated of modern diarists; his published entries (which span the years 1942 through 1974) offer an unparalleled social and cultural portrait of modern and — because of the author’s decades in the service of The National Trust — historic Britain. Another Self narrates the author’s early life, before his diaries begin: childhood in Worcestershire under the mismatched wings of a þighty mother and an obdurate father; studies at Eton and Oxford; holidays (of remarkable hilarity) in Portugal and bandit-ridden Corsica; army service (remarkably, of equal hilarity) at the start of World War II. What distinguishes this civilized and extraordinarily humorous autobiography is the way Lees-Milne’s memories are made to cohere into shapely comedies; each chapter is a set piece of deft characterization, outrageous anecdote, and climactic surprise. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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