"A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar" - HL Mencken
Continuing along the theme of JL Carr's Dictionaries of Queens, Kings, Cricketers etc. (themselves inspired by Jane Austen's History of England), this Dictionary of British Politicians, Statesmen, Jacks-in-Office, Politicos & Political Spouses, Lovers & other Political Animals is by Patrick Walsh.
"David Maxwell Fife (1900 - 1967) Conservative Lord Chancellor. When abruptly sacked with six colleagues by Harold MacMillan, he said 'a cook would have had more notice,' MacMillan responded ' ah, but good cooks are harder to find than Lord Chancellors.'"
This new edition is the second Quince Tree Press Pocket Book to be produced by FSC accredited printers using vegetable based inks and certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council as sustainable.
Walsh's Dictionary of Politicians
Publication Essentials
Pocket-sized at 13 x 9.5cm (5 x 3.5" in old money) and comprising 16 pages with a firm card cover. This little volume is just one in the series of Carr's Pocket Books; they hover between a greeting and a present and make a lasting alternative to a birthday card. In cold bedrooms, only one hand need suffer exposure. A distinguished novelist recommends them for reading in the bath and an ambassador claims they can be palmed from the cuff during tedious speeches or profitless sermons.Delivery Information
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I have been interested in every book and booklet ordered from you. What a wide range your publications cover. I also admire you for persevering in such lean times outside the mighty publishing houses with the means to advertise their books constantly.
Contains only the funniest quips, juiciest anecdotes and least predictable facts. Would make a great gift for a politics student, or anyone who has ever read a newspaper.