Mein Konto
Login Anmeldung
Alles
Warenkorb
Neuesten Trends
Belletristik
Sachbücher
Kinderbücher
Seltene Bücher
Musik
DVD & Blu-Ray
Kategorie
Wunschlisten
Warenkorb
Alles
Kostenloser Versand
Trustpilot
Unsere Operationen sind klimaneutral

The Pimlico Companion To Parliament Christopher Silvester

The Pimlico Companion To Parliament von Christopher Silvester

The Pimlico Companion To Parliament Christopher Silvester

9,50
Zustand - Sehr Gut
Nur noch 3
Sehr Gut

Zusammenfassung

Drawing on diaries, letters, memoirs and biographies, as well as the journalistic tradition of sketch-writing, this text covers all aspects of parliamentary life, from the landmark events of Britain's history to the eating and drinking habits of MPs.

The Pimlico Companion To Parliament Zusammenfassung

The Pimlico Companion To Parliament: A Literary Anthology Christopher Silvester

George Canning describes his maiden speech in 1974, Benjamin Disraeli the vote that brought down Sir Robert Peel's administration in 1845. William Jerdan witnesses the assassination of a prime minister, Spencer Percival, in 1812, whilst diaries such as Charles Greville, Harold Nicolson and 'Chips' Channon record their time as MPs. The old refreshment parlour, Bellamy's Kitchen, is described by Charles Dickens, and other visitors include Thomas Carlyle, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Virginia Woolf and George Orwell. Here also, are writings by leser-known individuals, containing witty, dramatic or moving reflections on an institution whose wealth of history and tradition ia as absorbing as it is unique.

The Pimlico Companion To Parliament Bewertungen

'Christopher Silvester has produced a quite scintillating anthology..The book is a true labour of love and no praise can be too high for its editor', David Robson, Sunday Telegraph .'In the immortal words of Chris Patten, I have been gob-smacked by the quality of this book...I can't think of a better book to give to anyone remotely interested in Parliament', David Mellor, Evening Standard .'Assembled with style, scholarship and discrimination...a splendid and highly readable anthology', Roy Jenkins, The Times .'The publishing industry had up to now inexplicably failed to produce a book like Christopher Silvester's...The unexpected lurks in his erudite preface and 600 resonant pages. He mingles the grave with the gay', David McKie, Guardian .'Wonderful...Nobody who is, was, or ever hopes to be an MP should miss this anthology. Nobody who wants to understand the character of our Commons rather than its structure, nobody who wants to know what it feels like to be an MP, and nobody who has ever been touched by the curious alchemy of the place, can fail to be drawn by Silvester's collection', Matthew Parris, Sunday Times

Über Christopher Silvester

Christopher Silvester was born in 1959 and educated at Lancing College, Sussex, and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he read history. From 1983 to 1994 he worked for Private Eye, initially writing the 'New Boys' column, a series of caustic profiles of newly elected MPs, and later specialising in political, legal and media affairs. He has written for several newspapers and magazines, including the Evening Standard, the Guardian, the Observer, the Independent on Sunday, Esquire, GQ and Vanity Fair. He is also the editor of the Penguin Book of Interviews- An Anthology from 1859 to the Present Day

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR002510784
9780712666435
0712666435
The Pimlico Companion To Parliament: A Literary Anthology Christopher Silvester
Christopher Silvester
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Vintage Publishing
19971002
656
N/A
Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
Dies ist ein gebrauchtes Buch. Es wurde schon einmal gelesen und weist von der früheren Nutzung Gebrauchsspuren auf. Wir gehen davon aus, dass es im Großen und Ganzen in einem sehr guten Zustand ist. Sollten Sie jedoch nicht vollständig zufrieden sein, setzen Sie sich bitte mit uns in Verbindung.