James Lees-Milne. Holy dread: Diaries, 1982-1984. (Reviews).(Review)(Brief Article)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: November 1, 2001 | Copyright information

James Lees-Milne. Holy Dread: Diaries, 1982-1984. Michael Bloch, editor. John Murray. [pounds sterling]22.50. 240 pages. ISBN 0-7195-6204-8.

The ninth volume of this increasingly celebrated diary finds the author in his mid-seventies. Necessarily much of it is dominated by the death of friends and deteriorating health. From his eminent work with the National Trust, Lees-Milne had a wide acquaintance among eccentric aristocrats and the more exotic literatti. By the time t...

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