An elegant collection of letters, telegrams and a brief backgorund history makes this one of the most British, eloquently humourous and delightfully informative books.
Not only does it give an insight into the workings of a MASTERful genius it gives us the sense of belonging to a wonderful social circle. Not only are we treated to the delights of Noels' letters, we are given an access...
more An elegant collection of letters, telegrams and a brief backgorund history makes this one of the most British, eloquently humourous and delightfully informative books.
Not only does it give an insight into the workings of a MASTERful genius it gives us the sense of belonging to a wonderful social circle. Not only are we treated to the delights of Noels' letters, we are given an access all areas pass to letters he received from his contemporaries (Deitrich, Mountbatten, Pinter, Shaw, Queen Mother, et al), which often shows them in an unknown light.
Full of characters and character, this is a bounty of information for a wonderful period.
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