Man of Letters: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Literary Impresario Rupert Hart-Davis

by Philip Zeigler and Philip Ziegler

Rupert Hart-Davis was the quintessential man of letters, standing at the heart of twentieth-century Britain's storied literary and cultural scenes. He is, perhaps, most famous for his best-selling six volume collection of correspondence with mentor George Lyttelton, though the Hart-Davis/Lyttelton letters only scratch the surface of a truly fascinating life. From Sir Laurence Olivier and ex-wife Countess Dame Peggy Ashcroft to T. S. Eliot, Paul Robeson,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078671526X
• ISBN13: 9780786715268
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.1"