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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: Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.748kg ISBN: 9781447278023ISBN 10: 144727802 Pages: 488 Publication Date: 28 August 2014 Recommended Age: From 16 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationW. F. Deedes was the first person to ever 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. W. F. Deedes also wrote the bestselling titles Brief Lives and At War with Waugh: The Real Story of Scoop. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |