What calm lives they had, those people! No worries about the French Revolution, or the crashing struggle of the Napoleonic Wars. I had always thought it would be better than its rival. ![]() Sarah read it to me beautifully from the foot of the bed. I had long ago read Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, and now I thought I would have Pride and Prejudice. They all kept on saying, “Don’t work, don’t worry,” to such an extent that I decided to read a novel. The doctors tried to keep the work away from my bedside, but I defied them. I lived on my theme of the war, and it was like being transported out of oneself. I have heard this quote before, and you might all be familiar with it as well, but worth a shout-out here – again showing, as Kipling had done so admirably before, how Jane Austen in time of distress is just the thing! He was quite excited to find this paragraph in the middle of Churchill’s writings of December 1943 when he was ill with pneumonia while in Tunis with General Eisnhower. ![]() He also served briefly in the British Army on the Western Front in World War I, commanding the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers.My husband has been reading Winston Churchill’s The Second World War series, currently on the 5th book Closing the Ring. He gained fame and notoriety as a war correspondent and through contemporary books he wrote describing the campaigns. He is the only British Prime Minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature and the second person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States.ĭuring his army career, Churchill saw action in India, in the Sudan and the Second Boer War. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, historian, writer, and artist. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (30 November 1874 24 January 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. * Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability * Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper * Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold An excellent set of unread books.Įach volume features the classic Easton Press qualities: No attached book plates or indication of any removed. Not even a single scratch to the gilded page edges. Part two : THE PROPHET OF TRUTH 1935-1939Ĭondition: Twelve volumes as shown in Very Fine condition. Part one : THE PROPHET OF TRUTH 1922-1934 A complete and matching set presented in 12 volumes as listed : A unique gift for yourself or for someone else.Įaston Press. Twelve leather bound heirlooms that will be treasured from generations to come. This set will arrive with twelve extra Ex-Libris bookplates for your own personalization.Įach volume in this set is luxuriously bound in full genuine leather. The title & author labels on the spines are in gold and black. This magnificent collection also includes numerous maps and photos. It has been profusely illustrated with reproductions from historical photographs. This set features full maroon leather with gilt ornamentation. ![]() A twelve volume matching set that is now out of print and hard to find. ![]() This is the deluxe leather bound edition of The Official Biography published by The Easton Press.
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