A Distant Prospect

by Lord Berners

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Series: Lord Berners' Autobiographies (2)

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Following on from First Childhood, this is the second volume of Lord Berners' memoirs. It is a poignant and witty account of his schooldays at Eton, early adolescence and a boy's awakening to the spell of Wagner, ballet and musical composition.

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This is Lord Berners' account of his Eton years. The gossip, intrigue, rumors, cliques, friendships and shunning were as intense as today with social media. In this one he goes deeper into appreciating and playing music, though his family still wants him to become a diplomat.
I'm eager to start the next volume now but it's in transit from a bookmonger. (

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Wolfson, Lawrence	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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In the spring of 1897 I was fourteen and a half.

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Following on from First Childhood, this is the second volume of Lord Berners' memoirs. It is a poignant and witty account of his schooldays at Eton, early adolescence and a boy's awakening to the spell of Wagner, ballet and musical composition.

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