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OverviewWilliam Deedes is a national institution. Over the course of a career spanning seventy years, 'dear Bill' has become one of the most respected and admired journalists of the last century. This is his story, told with his characteristic modesty, insight and wit. Cutting his teeth at the Morning Post, Bill Deedes was sent off to cover the Abyssinian war, thereby gaining him a reputation as a fearless war reporter and also inadvertently providing Evelyn Waugh with the inspiration for Scoop's hero, Henry Boot. Kept on after the Telegraph merger, Bill rose through the ranks until he was called into politics, taking his place as a member of Harold Macmillan's Cabinet. Soon however the Telegraph called again and made him editor - a position he held for several years. Today he continues to write for the Telegraph as well as work tirelessly for charity. Now updated and revised, including recent photographs, Dear Bill is an extraordinary memoir which provides a unique and idiosyncratic perspective on matters political and social, British and global, for the greater part of the twentieth century and beyond. Full Product DetailsAuthor: W. F. DeedesPublisher: Pan Macmillan Imprint: Pan Books Edition: Unabridged edition Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9780330354103ISBN 10: 0330354108 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 07 July 2006 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationW. F. Deedes was the only person ever to have been both a Cabinet Minister and a national newspaper editor. He was a minister in Harold Macmillan's administration and later became Editor of the Daily Telegraph. He appeared on television and radio frequently and ran high profile anti-landmine campaigns. He is the author of Dear Bill, his Fleet Street memoirs published by Pan and Brief Lives. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |