The King of Sunlight: How William Lever Cleaned Up the World - Softcover

Macqueen, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552150878 ISBN 13: 9780552150873

Publisher: Corgi, 2005

Synopsis

William Lever, founder of Unilever, held beliefs far ahead of his time – the welfare state and votes for women. On the other hand, the businessman and eccentric Victorian philanthropist believed that employers should dictate how workers spend their weekends.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

The biography of this millionaire soap boiler, social reformer, MP and tribal chieftain traces his footsteps from humble beginnings to a business empire that straddled the world, from the Mersey to the Congo.

About the Author:

Adam Macqueen has at various points in his career cleaned toilets, packed mail-order baldness cures, led canoeing holidays for teenage drug addicts, toured Europe in the worst production of Richard II in history and been one of those people answering the phones in the background during Watchdog, before settling on journalism as a profession. He has written for a number of newspapers and magazines, edited the Big Issue, and currently works for Private Eye. He is currently working as a freelance feature writer and appears regularly on Sky television.

About this edition

• Publisher: Corgi
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0552150878
• ISBN 13: 9780552150873
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 329