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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: James Lees-MilnePublisher: Michael Russell Publishing Ltd Imprint: Michael Russell Publishing Ltd ISBN: 9780859552813ISBN 10: 0859552810 Pages: 164 Publication Date: 01 September 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsInimitable diarist, erudite historian and eminent architectural expert James Lees-Milne's early memoir - first published in 1970, now re-issued - is endearingly self-deprecating, touching, and very funny. We are indebted to him for the work he did for the National Trust and for volumes of frank and fascinating diaries, so it is good to be reminded of his early years, before he found his vocation. A sensitive, pious child with a philistine father, he suffered agonies of embarrassment, which he sublimated into hilarious stories: the awkward arrival at prep school, an 'early exit' from Eton, humiliating ineptitude in the army, crossed swords with the martinet Sir Roderick Jones. Sadly, Lees-Milne died last year. He has left a minor classic. (Kirkus UK) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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