A Modern Chronicle, by Winston Churchill, first published in 1910. The author's first attempt at a contemporary problem novel, a form that would define his work until the end of his career as a novelist. A story of moral development and of marriage and divorce in 1910 America, it is, as always with Churchill, a mixture: of prose that almost a century later still seems sharp and insightful about Americans and American society, and prose that seems capable of eliciting a sympathetic response only from readers long dead. Regarded as a novelist and historian, Winston Churchill (1871-1947) was for many years better known in America than his English namesake. In addition to being one of the most widely read authors of his era, Churchill was also actively involved with its politics and social issues. But at the height of his prominence, about 1918, he withdrew from the public eye, with the result that by the time of his death most Americans knew of only one Churchill, the British war leader.
- ISBN10 1300290080
- ISBN13 9781300290087
- Publish Date 15 October 2012
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook
- Language English