The Aristocratic Adventurer: Pocket Penguins (Pocket Penguins 70's S.)

The Aristocratic Adventurer: Pocket Penguins (Pocket Penguins 70's S.)

by David Cannadine (Author)

Synopsis

In May 2005 Penguin will publish 70 unique titles to celebrate the company's 70th birthday. The titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality of the Penguin list and will hark back to Penguin founder Allen Lane's vision of good books for all'. David Cannadine is one of Britain's premier historians, essayists and broadcasters, whose books such as Hope and Glory and Ornamentalism have brought erudite and entertaining social history to a wide audience. As General Editor of the Penguin History of Britain series he embodies Penguin's long-term commitment to quality, accessible history publishing. This piece from his acclaimed Aspects of Aristocracy takes a wry look at Winston Churchill's upper-class origins.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 06 May 2005

ISBN 10: 0141022159
ISBN 13: 9780141022154

Author Bio
David Cannadine was born in Birmingham and educated at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Princeton. He is now the Director at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. He is the editor and author of many acclaimed books including Aspects of Aristocracy, In Churchill's Shadow and The Decline and Fall of British Aristocracy, which won the Lionel Trilling award.