Clever Hearts: Desmond and Molly MacCarthy - A Biography by Hugh Cecil
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Clever Hearts
Summary
A biography of two figures at the centre of 20th century English literary life for nearly 50 years. Desmond MacCarthy was famous as drama and literary critic of "New Statesman" and "The Sunday Times" and his friends included Henry James and Bertrand Russell. Hugh Cecil is MacCarthy's grandson.
Clever Hearts Summary
Table of Contents
A 19th century childhood; "a remarkable child"; "a really strong swimmer"; aspirations; mother and son; love and work; a troubled heart; "an oddity without parallel"; South Africa and the "artquake"; smouldering ambitions; "companionship and fun and friendship"; Ares and Irene; jealousies; "Pincher"; "pence"; "Pincher" passes away; "affable hawk"; "the young Adonises"; editor, critic, broadcaster; Betsy; "our tip-top paper"; "babbling as a nightingale"; the War 1939-45; last days.
Additional information
GOR003998884
9780575050587
0575050586
Clever Hearts: Desmond and Molly MacCarthy - A Biography by Hugh Cecil
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
1991-07-11
320
Winner of Authors' Club Marsh Biography Award 1991
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