Ceaseless Turmoil: Diaries, 1988-1992.Ceaseless Turmoil: Diaries, 1988-1992 James Lees-Milne James Lees-Milne (1908-1997) was an English writer and expert on country houses. He was a noted biographer and historian, and is also considered one of the twentieth century's great diarists. He came from a family of landed gentry and grew up in Worcestershire. John Murray/Trafalgar Square Press PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053-0257 0719565782 $45.00 1-800-423-4525 www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com Ceaseless Turmoil: Diaries, 1988-1992 is the eleventh volume of prolific chronicler James Lees-Milne's diaries, and surveys his eighties, where his interest in life is as sharp and astute as·tute adj. Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns. See Synonyms at shrewd. [Latin ast as ever. He discusses architecture with the Prince of Wales Prince of Wales switches places with his double, poor boy Tom Canty. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper] See : Doubles , hobnobs with royalty, and reflects on the changes of life and the deaths of friends. An intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. specialty collection especially recommended for the fan of British upper-class commentary. |
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