KENNETH ROSE, DAILY TELEGRAPH
"This fascinating volume is as much a contribution to royal legend as to the history of the war."
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Review
"This fascinating volume is as much a contribution to royal legend as to the history of the war." (KENNETH ROSE
DAILY TELEGRAPH )
"Most - though by no means all - of the facts we know already: it is the angle from which they are viewed and the humour and intelligence of the observer which make these diaries both brilliantly entertaining and historically priceless." (PHILIP ZIEGLER
THE SPECTATOR )
"Lascelles' diary - now expertly edited by Duff Hart-Davis - offers fascinating and hitherto unseen glimpses of some of the most significant figures of our age... however, none emerges more engagingly than the diarist himself." (JOHN ADAMSON
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
"a biography of Sir Alan Lascelles, crafty manipulator, and clandestine homosexual, would be a fascinating book." (
LITERARY REVIEW )
"sharply written diaries" (PAUL JOHNSON
THE SPECTATOR )
"an elegant and precise diary... a revealing glimpse into the drawing rooms of the great during the years of crisis and victory... Lascelles was an excellent judge of character and posterity has almost always proved him right." (DOMINIC SANDBROOK
EVENING STANDARD )
"offer genuine insights into the role of the King's adviser." (
THE INDEPENDENT )
"What he has written might upset many of the royal inner circle, but is undeniably riveting reading." (
THE RESIDENT )
"A great read, written with humour and elegance." (
BELFAST TELEGRAPH )
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
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