Ancestral Voices & Prophesying Peace . Diaries: 1942-45 - Hardcover

Lees-Milne, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719555906 ISBN 13: 9780719555909

Publisher: John Murray, 1995

Synopsis

The first two diary's of James Lees-Milne's diaries. The author spent the War years inspecting historic buildings offered by their owners to the national trust. Hardback with dust jacket. Used very good condition. Foxing on outside of book.

About this title

Synopsis:

These diaries of James Lee-Milne are lively, frank and often witty and scandalous. This is the first of two volumes (superseding the original four volumes) in which the author describes how he inspected historic buildings offered by eccentric or impecunious owners to the National Trust.

About the Author:

James Lees-Milne died in 1997. Once Country Houses Secretary of the National Trust, he is now best known for his memoirs and diaries, described by Jeremy Lewis as second to none in their comicality, rueful self-knowledge and feline observations.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Murray
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0719555906
• ISBN 13: 9780719555909
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560