by Roy Jenkins
While there's no doubt this biography was detailed (its size made that evident) it is a ponderous read, and lumbers along with all the speed of a glacier. It also seemed more concerned with various aspects of British politics than it should have been. While there's no question politics should have b...
This is an epic book about an almost unbelieveable life, a classic case of fact being stranger than fiction - you couldn't make it up. His early life is the stuff of a boy's own adventure story, dashing across the british empire fighting natives, being captured by the Boer and escaping. The politics...
I loved Churchill's History of the Second World War, so when this book came out, I bought it. It had had good reviews from people who pointed out how well-qualified Jenkins was to write about his illustrious predecessor, having himself had top posts in the British Government.Well... I wish I could s...
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