The Whispering Gallery: Leaves from a Diplomat's Diary
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Author: Hesketh Pearson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 288
This fake diary was the subject of a famous court case at which the author (revealed to be Hesketh Pearson) was acquitted. 'Among the diplomats of Europe my name is a household word' notes the author. 'I say this in no boastful spirit. It just happens to be so'. And so, indeed, it seems. For here are intimate recollections of the author's friends and acquaintances in high social and diplomatic circles right across Europe during the first decades of the 20th century - from Lord Northcliffe, 'The Napoleon of Fleet Street' to Warriors (Kitchener, Marshal Joffre); Empire Builders (Rhodes, Chamberlain); Three Caesars (Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas, Emperor Francis Joseph); Two Despots (Lenin, Mussolini) to Kings, Scribblers, Statesmen, and assorted other luminaries including Lord Leverhulme - The Soap King - Lady Astor and Max Beerbohm. At once hilarious and illuminating, these 'recollections' of the great movers and shakers of the early 20th Century actually provide wonderfully subtle and colourful descriptions of just how they moved and shook the public, and - in smoke-filled rooms - their equally ambitious associates. The portraits are full of insight and remain indelibly imprinted o
Author: Hesketh Pearson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 288
This fake diary was the subject of a famous court case at which the author (revealed to be Hesketh Pearson) was acquitted. 'Among the diplomats of Europe my name is a household word' notes the author. 'I say this in no boastful spirit. It just happens to be so'. And so, indeed, it seems. For here are intimate recollections of the author's friends and acquaintances in high social and diplomatic circles right across Europe during the first decades of the 20th century - from Lord Northcliffe, 'The Napoleon of Fleet Street' to Warriors (Kitchener, Marshal Joffre); Empire Builders (Rhodes, Chamberlain); Three Caesars (Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas, Emperor Francis Joseph); Two Despots (Lenin, Mussolini) to Kings, Scribblers, Statesmen, and assorted other luminaries including Lord Leverhulme - The Soap King - Lady Astor and Max Beerbohm. At once hilarious and illuminating, these 'recollections' of the great movers and shakers of the early 20th Century actually provide wonderfully subtle and colourful descriptions of just how they moved and shook the public, and - in smoke-filled rooms - their equally ambitious associates. The portraits are full of insight and remain indelibly imprinted o
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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: Hesketh Pearson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 288
This fake diary was the subject of a famous court case at which the author (revealed to be Hesketh Pearson) was acquitted. 'Among the diplomats of Europe my name is a household word' notes the author. 'I say this in no boastful spirit. It just happens to be so'. And so, indeed, it seems. For here are intimate recollections of the author's friends and acquaintances in high social and diplomatic circles right across Europe during the first decades of the 20th century - from Lord Northcliffe, 'The Napoleon of Fleet Street' to Warriors (Kitchener, Marshal Joffre); Empire Builders (Rhodes, Chamberlain); Three Caesars (Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas, Emperor Francis Joseph); Two Despots (Lenin, Mussolini) to Kings, Scribblers, Statesmen, and assorted other luminaries including Lord Leverhulme - The Soap King - Lady Astor and Max Beerbohm. At once hilarious and illuminating, these 'recollections' of the great movers and shakers of the early 20th Century actually provide wonderfully subtle and colourful descriptions of just how they moved and shook the public, and - in smoke-filled rooms - their equally ambitious associates. The portraits are full of insight and remain indelibly imprinted o
Author: Hesketh Pearson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 288
This fake diary was the subject of a famous court case at which the author (revealed to be Hesketh Pearson) was acquitted. 'Among the diplomats of Europe my name is a household word' notes the author. 'I say this in no boastful spirit. It just happens to be so'. And so, indeed, it seems. For here are intimate recollections of the author's friends and acquaintances in high social and diplomatic circles right across Europe during the first decades of the 20th century - from Lord Northcliffe, 'The Napoleon of Fleet Street' to Warriors (Kitchener, Marshal Joffre); Empire Builders (Rhodes, Chamberlain); Three Caesars (Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas, Emperor Francis Joseph); Two Despots (Lenin, Mussolini) to Kings, Scribblers, Statesmen, and assorted other luminaries including Lord Leverhulme - The Soap King - Lady Astor and Max Beerbohm. At once hilarious and illuminating, these 'recollections' of the great movers and shakers of the early 20th Century actually provide wonderfully subtle and colourful descriptions of just how they moved and shook the public, and - in smoke-filled rooms - their equally ambitious associates. The portraits are full of insight and remain indelibly imprinted o
The Whispering Gallery: Leaves from a Diplomat's Diary