James Lees-Milne: The Life

by Michael Bloch

Book Overview

James Lees-Milne (1908-1997)--known to friends as Jim--is remembered for his work for the National Trust, rescuing some of England's greatest architectural treasures, and for the vivid and entertaining diaries which have earned him a reputation as "the 20th-century Pepys."?In this long-awaited biography, Michael Bloch portrays a life rich in contradictions, in which an unassuming youth overtook more dazzling contemporaries to emerge as a leading figure...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719560349
• ISBN13: 9780719560347
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: John Murray Publishers
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.6" x 9.5"