Shades of Greene: One Generation of an English Family
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Author: Jeremy Lewis
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 592
In the early years of the last century, two brothers, Charles and Edward Greene, settled in Berkhamsted, a small country town thirty miles from London. There they were to found a remarkable dynasty fathering twelve children between then each of whom were to lead varied, well-documented end extraordinary lives. This book explores for the first time this generation of the Greene family in colourful detail - their relationships and shared history, and their lives as explorers, writers, doctors, spies, politicians and much more. There is Graham, one of the greatest English writers of the twentieth century; Hugh, a celebrated war correspondent and Director-General of the BBC; Raymond, a brilliant mountaineer and medical man who took part in the 1933 Everest expedition; their sister Elisabeth, MI6 agent, enlisting family and friends into the secret service; cousin Ben, a pacifist who worked closely with Attlee and MacDonald; his sister, Barbara, who spent the war in Germany; and their younger brother Felix,
Author: Jeremy Lewis
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 592
In the early years of the last century, two brothers, Charles and Edward Greene, settled in Berkhamsted, a small country town thirty miles from London. There they were to found a remarkable dynasty fathering twelve children between then each of whom were to lead varied, well-documented end extraordinary lives. This book explores for the first time this generation of the Greene family in colourful detail - their relationships and shared history, and their lives as explorers, writers, doctors, spies, politicians and much more. There is Graham, one of the greatest English writers of the twentieth century; Hugh, a celebrated war correspondent and Director-General of the BBC; Raymond, a brilliant mountaineer and medical man who took part in the 1933 Everest expedition; their sister Elisabeth, MI6 agent, enlisting family and friends into the secret service; cousin Ben, a pacifist who worked closely with Attlee and MacDonald; his sister, Barbara, who spent the war in Germany; and their younger brother Felix,
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Jeremy Lewis
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 592
In the early years of the last century, two brothers, Charles and Edward Greene, settled in Berkhamsted, a small country town thirty miles from London. There they were to found a remarkable dynasty fathering twelve children between then each of whom were to lead varied, well-documented end extraordinary lives. This book explores for the first time this generation of the Greene family in colourful detail - their relationships and shared history, and their lives as explorers, writers, doctors, spies, politicians and much more. There is Graham, one of the greatest English writers of the twentieth century; Hugh, a celebrated war correspondent and Director-General of the BBC; Raymond, a brilliant mountaineer and medical man who took part in the 1933 Everest expedition; their sister Elisabeth, MI6 agent, enlisting family and friends into the secret service; cousin Ben, a pacifist who worked closely with Attlee and MacDonald; his sister, Barbara, who spent the war in Germany; and their younger brother Felix,
Author: Jeremy Lewis
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 592
In the early years of the last century, two brothers, Charles and Edward Greene, settled in Berkhamsted, a small country town thirty miles from London. There they were to found a remarkable dynasty fathering twelve children between then each of whom were to lead varied, well-documented end extraordinary lives. This book explores for the first time this generation of the Greene family in colourful detail - their relationships and shared history, and their lives as explorers, writers, doctors, spies, politicians and much more. There is Graham, one of the greatest English writers of the twentieth century; Hugh, a celebrated war correspondent and Director-General of the BBC; Raymond, a brilliant mountaineer and medical man who took part in the 1933 Everest expedition; their sister Elisabeth, MI6 agent, enlisting family and friends into the secret service; cousin Ben, a pacifist who worked closely with Attlee and MacDonald; his sister, Barbara, who spent the war in Germany; and their younger brother Felix,
Shades of Greene: One Generation of an English Family
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