Kathleen and Frank. - Hardcover

Isherwood, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671209914 ISBN 13: 9780671209919

Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 1971

Synopsis

This is a biography of Kathleen and Frank Isherwood, written by their son who wrote "Goodbye to Berlin", "A Single Man" and "Christopher and His Kind". Based on their letters and Kathleen's diary it is the story of their times, and is full of public events and period atmosphere - the relief of Ladysmith, the funeral of Queen Victoria, Bleriot's flight across the English Channel, Sara Bernhardt's Hamlet, the beginning of the troubles in Ireland, hunt balls, changing fashions, servant problems, suffragettes, army life in barracks and in battle.

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"Shows a deeper understanding of much that he had once rebelled against." --"The Guardian
""A moving account of his parents' marriage based on their letters and diaries." --"The Independent
""A social history of the first half of the twentieth century and a study of artistic megalomania . . . Christopher writes about Christopher with fine, clear, cool precision." --"The Spectator"

Shows a deeper understanding of much that he had once rebelled against. "The Guardian"

A moving account of his parents' marriage based on their letters and diaries. "The Independent"

A social history of the first half of the twentieth century and a study of artistic megalomania . . . Christopher writes about Christopher with fine, clear, cool precision. "The Spectator""

Show[s] a deeper understanding of much that [Isherwood] had once rebelled against. W. J. Weatherby, The Guardian

A moving account of [Isherwood s] parents marriage based on their letters and diaries. Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday

[A] social history of the first half of the [twentieth] century . . . Christopher writes about Christopher with fine, clear, cool precision. Patrick Skene Catling, The Spectator"

Show[s] a deeper understanding of much that [Isherwood] had once rebelled against. W. J. Weatherby, The Guardian

A moving account of [Isherwood s] parents marriage based on their letters and diaries. Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday

[A] social history of the first half of the [twentieth] century . . . Christopher writes about Christopher with fine, clear, cool precision. Patrick Skene Catling, The Spectator

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"Show[s] a deeper understanding of much that [Isherwood] had once rebelled against." --W. J. Weatherby, The Guardian

"A moving account of [Isherwood's] parents' marriage based on their letters and diaries." --Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday

"[A] social history of the first half of the [twentieth] century . . . Christopher writes about Christopher with fine, clear, cool precision." --Patrick Skene Catling, The Spectator

About the Author

Christopher Isherwood (1902-1986) lived in Berlin from 1928 to 1933 and immigrated to the United States in 1939. A major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement, he wrote more than twenty books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon and Schuster
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 0671209914
• ISBN 13: 9780671209919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1