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The Life of Lord Curzon
""The Life of Lord Curzon"" is a comprehensive biography of George Nathaniel Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, written by his friend and confidant, Ronaldshay, Earl of. The book covers Curzon's life from his birth in 1859 to his death in 1925, tracing his rise to prominence in British politics and his many accomplishments as a statesman, scholar, and administrator. Curzon served as Viceroy of India, Foreign Secretary, and Chancellor of Oxford University, among other positions, and was widely regarded as one of the most brilliant and influential figures of his time. Ronaldshay's biography draws on a wealth of primary sources, including Curzon's personal papers and diaries, as well as interviews w...
Curzon
'A fast-moving, entertaining and finely written story' Simon Schama 'Masterly ... a remarkable portrait of a brilliant complex and tragic genius' William Dalrymple, Los Angeles Times George Nathaniel Curzon's controversial life in public service stretched from the high noon of the British Empire to the traumatized years following the First World War. As Viceroy of India under Queen Victoria and Foreign Secretary under George V, the obsessive Lord Curzon left his unmistakable mark on the era. David Gilmour's lucid and elegant biography is a brilliant assessment of Curzon's character and achievements, offering a rich and dramatic account of the infamous vendettas, the turbulent friendships, an...
Debrett's Illustrated Peerage and Baronetage, Titles of Courtesy and the Knightage
Includes an unpaged appendix, "royal warrant holders," and 19 a "war honours supplement."
The Life of Lord Curzon: Being the Authorized Biography of George Nathaniel Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Lord Curzon
Yet, seven years later, he was to return home a broken man, his viceroyalty in a shambles, only to be later dispossessed of the Prime Ministership he thought rightfully his. Was this the result of some fatal flaw in Curzon's personality? Curzon has certainly led his earlier biographers to think so, leaving copious writings suggesting that he was brought up by an indifferent mother, a cold father and a savage governess. But new evidence sheds a different light on a more complex personality.
