The Young Melbourne & Lord M
10 August 2017Imprint: Bello
Synopsis
Modern Library’s 100th best non-fiction book of all time, and John F. Kennedy’s favourite book.
A masterful biography of the life of Lord Melbourne – Queen Victoria’s Prime Minister and devoted mentor, and one of England’s most controversial statesmen – whose turbulent marriage to Lady Caroline Lamb was one of the greatest scandals of the era.
A charming, curious and altogether...
Details
10 August 2017420 pages
9781509854929Imprint: Bello
Reviews
The most convincing analysis that can ever have been applied to an historical personage . . .L. P. Hartley, Broadsheet
Brilliant, beautiful, utterly absorbing.New York Times Book Review
To convey to subsequent generations the charm of a famous figure of the past is one of the most intractable of all literary operations; Lord David has managed this task with skill. The central portrait is a superb work of art.Harold Nicholson
