Rebel: The short life of Esmond Romilly - Hardcover

Ingram, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297787071 ISBN 13: 9780297787075

Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1985

About this title

From Publishers Weekly

Esmond Marcus David Romilly, the energetic "red nephew" of Winston Churchill's wife, is recalled in this biography as coauthor (at age 18) of Out of Bounds, a book about his school days; as a volunteer fighter with the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War; and as the first husband of Jessica Mitford, with whom he eloped and later operated a bar in Miami, before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force and dying at 23 in 1941 on a flight over the North Sea. Quoting liberally from Romilly's letters and other writings, British author Ingram competently describes Romilly's family background, experiences in public school, early involvement with Communism, adventures in Spain and America, and relationships with the Churchills, Mitfords, W. H. Auden, Michael Straight and other prominent figures of his time. Photos.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Romilly died at the age of 23 after an eventful life. Nephew of Winston Churchill, he was a rebellious adolescent during the turbulent 1930s. He outraged his family by espousing Communism, published a magazine, wrote two books, served in the Spanish Civil War, married Jessica Mitford, and was serving in the air force during World War II when he died. Unfortunately, even all this does not make for a very interesting book. Romilly was simply too young to have made much of a mark on the world, and he left it a half-formed man. Not an essential purchase. Pat Ensor, Indiana State Univ. Lib., Terre Haute
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0297787071
• ISBN 13: 9780297787075
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 252