Eden
The Life and Times of Anthony Eden First Earl of Avon, 1897-1977
- Paperback
784 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2004
Summary
A masterly biography which - through hitherto unseen primary material, new evidence and numerous interviews - reveals Eden in all his complexity.Anthony Eden, who served as both Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister, was one of the central political figures of the twentieth century. He had good looks, charm, a Military Cross from the Great War, an Oxford first and a secure parliamentary constituency from his mid-twenties. He was Foreign Secretary at the age of 38, and the first British statesm…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712665056 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0712665056 |
| Author: | D.R. Thorpe |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 784 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2004 |
| Weight: | 792g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 33mm |
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Critics Review
[A] biography of almost unqualified excellence.
[A] biography of almost unqualified excellence. – Roy Hattersley * New Statesman *
The best-life of this ill-starred politician that we are likely to get…the skilful way he has paced his narrative…vivid…some of the disclosures are pure, unalloyed joy…Thorpe has painted a sympathetic enough portrait but he has not tried to blot out all the warts…excellent. – ANTHONY HOWARD * SUNDAY TIMES *
Sympathetic and authoraitative…This biography, while solidly based on a myriad primary sources and a comprehensive range of secondary ones, flows easily with many nice touches…easily the best friendly account. – INA GILMOUR * FINANCIAL TIMES *
A biography of almost unqualified excellence…comprehensive, authoritative, balanced and invariably (throughout more than 600 pages) readable…In a year or more of notable biographies, there has been nothing to touch it…as told by D.R. Thorpe it is a history of exceptionally high quality. – Roy Hattersley * New Statesman *
About The Author
D.R. Thorpe
D. R. Thorpe is a senior member of Brasenose College, Oxford. He has written widely on twentieth-century British political history, and was invited to undertake this biography by the Countess of Avon, Eden’s widow, who has made important new material available to him.
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