Grey Of Fallodon: Being The Life Of Sir Edward Grey Afterwards Viscount Grey Of Fallodon
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Edition: Second impression
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Worn jacket with some pieces torn. Now protected in mylar sleeve.
This authoritative political biography chronicles the life of Sir Edward Grey, one of Britain's most consequential statesmen, whose tenure as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916 placed him at the very center of the diplomatic crises that led to the First World War. Written by the distinguished historian George Macaulay Trevelyan, the work presents Grey not only as a towering figure of Edwardian foreign policy but also as a deeply private man of profound moral conviction, whose love of nature and fly-fishing stood in quiet contrast to the immense burdens of office he carried. Trevelyan illustrates how Grey navigated the treacherous currents of European alliance politics with a characteristic blend of integrity and caution, culminating in his famous lament on the eve of war that the lamps are going out all over Europe. The biography draws on intimate knowledge and personal acquaintance to render a portrait that is both historically rigorous and warmly human, capturing the tragedy of a statesman who devoted his life to peace yet presided over the outbreak of the most devastating conflict the world had yet seen. Measured and elegiac in tone, this remains an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the moral and political landscape of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.
Author: George Macaulay Trevelyan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1937, Longmans, Green and Co.
Genre: Biography
Edition: Second impression
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Worn jacket with some pieces torn. Now protected in mylar sleeve.
This authoritative political biography chronicles the life of Sir Edward Grey, one of Britain's most consequential statesmen, whose tenure as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916 placed him at the very center of the diplomatic crises that led to the First World War. Written by the distinguished historian George Macaulay Trevelyan, the work presents Grey not only as a towering figure of Edwardian foreign policy but also as a deeply private man of profound moral conviction, whose love of nature and fly-fishing stood in quiet contrast to the immense burdens of office he carried. Trevelyan illustrates how Grey navigated the treacherous currents of European alliance politics with a characteristic blend of integrity and caution, culminating in his famous lament on the eve of war that the lamps are going out all over Europe. The biography draws on intimate knowledge and personal acquaintance to render a portrait that is both historically rigorous and warmly human, capturing the tragedy of a statesman who devoted his life to peace yet presided over the outbreak of the most devastating conflict the world had yet seen. Measured and elegiac in tone, this remains an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the moral and political landscape of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.