This
book celebrates the lives of friends, all much missed, to whom the
writer has an enduring sense of debt. Some made notable contributions in
their chosen spheres: George Finch as mountaineer and scientist; James
Byam Shaw, Sir Brinsley Ford, David Carritt, Sir John Pope-Hennessy and
Benedict Nicholson as connoisseurs and art historians; Uguccione Ranieri
and Sir Steven Runciman as historians; Penelope Betjeman as a travel
writer; Derek Hill as a painter; Contessa Marina Lulung-Buschetti and
her sister, Contessa Anna Maria Cicogna, Gervase Jackson-Stops, M and
Mme Emmanuel de Margerie and the 6th Marquess of Bute to the
preservation and restoration of buildings; while Mrs Vincent Astor and
Drue Heinz were outstandingly generous and perceptive supporters of
numerous civilized and civilizing causes. The lives of some, notably
Richard Cecil, were tragically cut short; others like Sir David Scott,
Lady Bonham-Carter and the Duke of Portland survived to represent links
with what then seemed a distant past.
- ISBN13 9781399995184
- Publish Date 27 September 2024
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Francis Russell
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English