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Henry 'Chips' Channon: the Diaries (Volume 1): 1918-38 by Chips Channon (2021, Hardcover)

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The Sunday Times bestselling edition of Chips Channon's remarkable diaries. Born in Chicago in 1897, 'Chips' Channon settled in England after the Great War, married into the immensely wealthy Guinness family, and served as Conservative MP for Southend-on-Sea from 1935 until his death in 1958. His career was unremarkable. His diaries are quite the opposite. Elegant, gossipy and bitchy by turns, they are the unfettered observations of a man who went everywhere and who knew everybody. Whether describing the antics of London society in the interwar years, or the growing scandal surrounding his close friends Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson during the abdication crisis, or the mood in the House of Commons in the lead up to the Munich crisis, his sense of drama and his eye for the telling detail are unmatched. These are diaries that bring a whole epoch vividly to life. A heavily abridged and censored edition of the diaries was published in 1967. Only now, sixty years after Chips's death, can an extensive text be shared. ________________________________ 'Chips perfectly embodied the qualities vital to the task: a capacious ear for gossip, a neat turn of phrase, a waspish desire to tell all, and easy access to the highest social circles across Europe.[...] Blending Woosterish antics with a Lady Bracknellesque capacity for acid comment. Replete with fascinating insights.' Jesse Norman, Financial Times

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Random House
ISBN-10
1786331810
ISBN-13
9781786331816
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19050431890

Product Key Features

Book Title
Henry 'chips' Channon: the Diaries (Volume 1) : 1918-38
Author
Chips Channon
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Diaries & Journals, Modern / 20th Century, Historical
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Literary Collections
Number of Pages
1024 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
2.5in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
61.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Da566.9.C444a3 2021
Reviews
The greatest British diarist of the 20th century . A feast of weapons-grade above-stairs gossip. Now, finally, we are getting the full text, in all its bitchy, scintillating detail , thanks to the journalist and historian Simon Heffer, whose editing of this vast trove of material represents an astonishing achievement. Channon is a delightful guide, by turns frivolous and profound .
Lccn
2020-416522
Dewey Decimal
941.082092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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by psabby123Apr 29, 2023
Politics. Passion. Glamour.
This is a fabulous book...the first of Chip Channon's three diaries....this one concerning the years 1918-1938. Exciting times...and Chip seemed to know every "who" in "who's who" in the elite of Paris and London. Informative and amusing....of interest on every page.
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by roro_8442Sep 01, 2021
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The earlier published Chip's Channon's "Dairies" were long out of print, and eagerly sought after. This expanded series has been eagerly awaited.
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