The last Englishmen : love, war and the end of empire
Baker, Deborah, 1959-2019
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Place reservation for The last Englishmen : love, war and the end of empireJohn Auden was a pioneering geologist of the Himalayas. Michael Spender was the first to survey the northern approach to the summit of Mount Everest. While their younger brothers - W.H. Auden and Stephen Spender - achieved literary fame, they vied to be included on an expedition that would see an Englishman be the first to reach the summit of Everest, a quest that had become a metaphor for Britain's struggle to maintain power over India. To this rivalry was added another: in the summer of 1938 both men fell in love with a painter named Nancy Sharp. Her choice would determine each man's wartime loyalties. From Calcutta to pre-war London to the snowy slopes of Everest, 'The Last Englishmen' tracks a generation obsessed with a romantic ideal.
Main title:
The last Englishmen : love, war and the end of empire / Deborah Baker.
Author:
Baker, Deborah, 1959-, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2019.
Collation:
xxiv, 358 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099593157 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941'.084'0922
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
273524
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