Charming his way from Eton to Africa; Critic's choice.(Book Review)

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: March 3, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: ALEXANDER CHANCELLOR

TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DENYS FINCH HATTON, by Sara Wheeler

(Cape, [pounds sterling]18.99)

THE TROUBLE with Denys Finch Hatton from a biographer's point of view is that the quality for which he was most famous - his 'defining characteristic', as they say - is one that is impossible to convey in print; and that is charm.

He is famous enough to have been played by Robert Redford in a Hollywood movie. Yet he did not achieve much during his 44 years of life, nor leave a legacy of any significance. What he did was charm the pants off ...

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