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Delphi Collected Works of Winston S Churchill Illustrated

Winston S. Churchill

Verlag: Delphi Publishing Ltd

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Beschreibung

The British statesman, orator and author Winston Churchill served as prime minister twice, achieving legendary status for rallying the British people during World War II and leading the country from the brink of defeat to victory. In addition to his careers of soldier and politician, Churchill was a prolific writer, starting with war journalism charting his adventures in British India, at the Siege of Malakand, at Sudan during the Mahdist War and in Africa in the Second Boer War. He excelled as a writer of history, producing multi-volume studies of grand subjects to critical acclaim. Many of his speeches and parliamentary answers were also published in pamphlets and collected editions. In 1953 Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature ‘for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory’. This eBook presents Churchill’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
 
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Churchill’s life and works* Concise introductions to the major texts* Churchill’s novel ‘Savrola’ and the rare short stories* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Many non-fiction works and speech collections * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the speeches* Includes the famous WWII speeches* Easily locate the works you want to read* Features a bonus biography – discover Churchill’s incredible life* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
 
Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, some non-fiction works cannot appear in this edition. When new texts become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.
 
CONTENTS:
 
The NovelSavrola (1900)
 
The Shorter FictionMan Overboard (1898)If Lee Had Not Won the Battle of Gettysburg (1931)The Dream (1966)
 
The Non-FictionThe Story of the Malakand Field Force (1898)The River War (1899)London to Ladysmith via Pretoria (1900)Ian Hamilton’s March (1900)Lord Randolph Churchill (1906)My African Journey (1908)The World Crisis I: 1911-1914 (1923)The World Crisis II: 1915 (1923)The World Crisis III: 1916-1918 (1927)Great Contemporaries (1937)Painting as a Pastime (1948)
 
The SpeechesIntroduction to Churchill the OratorMr Brodrick’s Army (1903)For Free Trade (1906)Liberalism and the Social Problem (1909)The People’s Rights (1910)India (1931)Arms and the Covenant (1938)Into Battle (1941)The Unrelenting Struggle (1942)The End of the Beginning (1943)Onwards to Victory (1944)The Sinews of Peace (1948)Europe Unite (1950)In the Balance (1951)Stemming the Tide (1953)The Unwritten Alliance (1961)
 
Index of SpeechesList of Speeches in Chronological OrderList of Speeches in Alphabetical Order
 
The BiographyMr. Churchill: A Portrait (1942) by Philip Guedalla
Verfügbar seit: 21.05.2023.
Drucklänge: 1014 Seiten.

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