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Let candles be brought in

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  • Other Name

    The memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Shakespear Bt.--Cover title. (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "These memoirs strike a lively personal note and are persuasive and humorous. They exemplify the high spirit of public endeavour which informed Parliamentary Government in the years which it is now the fashion to deride."--Book jacket.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    DA566.9 SHA (Library of Congress Call Number)

    91691 (Cat ID)

    91495 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Let candles be brought in
  • Other Name

    The memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Shakespear Bt.--Cover title. (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Macdonald
  • Place
  • Date
    1949?
  • Physical Description

    368 pages : illustrations, plates, portraits ; 23 cm

  • Language
    English
  • Collection
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Related Object Notes
    MS-1055 Sir William Joseph Jordan - Papers
  • Subject Category
  • Provenance Details
    Letter from House of Commons to Jordan glued inside front cover, dated 30/6/42. Potentially from author.
  • Content
    Prelude to politics -- a Mediterranean tour and an offer -- David Lloyd George -- a close-up view of giants: Lloyd George and Winston Churchill compared -- the Irish Treaty: the birth of Saorstat Eireann -- the decline and fall of the coalition -- from one coalition to another -- the national slum crusade -- the Royal Navy -- Chamberlain and Munich -- Naval Rearmament -- the Navy at war -- the Children's Overseas Reception Scheme -- shreds and patches -- African odyssey -- South Africa - my father -- the Shakespeare Pedigree and my family circle -- index.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Politics and government]

    Autobiography

  • Subject Notes
    Sir Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, 1st Baronet PC (1893-1980) was a British Labour Party politician.
  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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