Last Chorus: An Autobiographical Medley - Couverture rigide

Lyttelton, Humphrey

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1906217181 ISBN 13 : 9781906217181

Editeur : JR Books Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Last Chorus: An Autobiographical Medley

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A feast for all his many fans and admirers, this is the great Humphrey Lyttelton s last book, a sparkling autobiographical kaleidoscope of memories, anecdotes, and entertaining stories from his colourful life, from his childhood as the son of a famous Eton Housemaster, through to his role as the irrepressible chairman of I m Sorry I Haven t a Clue. Very much a Renaissance man - musician, writer, cartoonist, calligrapher and broadcaster - Humph was descended from a long line of land-owning, political, literary, clerical, scholastic and literary forebears. One of his more notorious relatives was executed for his part in the Gun Powder Plot! Last Chorus draws on some of Humph s long-lost autobiographical writings, as well a wealth of other material, including his never-before-seen private diaries, plus cartoons and photos from the family album. Whether sneaking off when a child to buy his first trumpet, or wading ashore in Italy during World War II with a rifle in one hand and a trumpet in the other, or playing alongside such jazz greats as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Humph was very much his own man, and he comes vividly to life in this engaging and witty self-portrait.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: JR Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1906217181
• ISBN 13: 9781906217181
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 224