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Vlitos, Roger

 
9781911450450: Gavin Faringdon: Portrait of a Rebel Peer
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 191145045X ISBN 13 : 9781911450450
Editeur : Libri Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

When the Hon. Gavin Henderson was made the 2nd Lord Faringdon in 1934, he became one of the wealthiest men in Britain. By the time he passed away in 1977 he had given away most of his inheritance to what he considered to be good causes. However, his reputation as a philanthropist was overshadowed by free-spirited events in his youth (such as “setting the Thames on fire”) his left-wing politics, and rumours about his discreet personal life. This biography is based upon the hitherto unpublished papers, diaries and letters that have survived in his former home at Buscot Park. It aims to set the record straight about a man who was often wilfully misunderstood, and whose many achievements suggest that he was born ahead of his time.

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À propos de l'auteur

Roger Vlitos was born in New York, raised in the USA and West Indies, studied Fine Art, Art History and English in Britain before working as a freelance writer and photographer in publishing. He became a teacher and university lecturer before taking up his present role as the curator of the Faringdon Collection at Buscot Park.

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Éditeur
Libri Publishing
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
191145045X
ISBN 13 
9781911450450
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
462
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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