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Victor Grayson's life may have been short but it was certainly action-packed. Born in the slums of Liverpool, a bright lad, he served an engineering apprenticeship before becoming captivated by religion. He began preaching in non-conformist churches before training as a Unitarian minister and attending Manchester University. His interest switched to politics and, in 1907, aged 25, he shook the British Establishment when he won the Colne Valley by-election as a socialist with active support from the Suffragettes.The 1910 election saw him lose his seat but split the Labour Party in the process. He then married an actress, travelled to Australia and New Zealand, where he joined the Anzac Forces and sailed for France. Wounded at Passchendaele, he was invalided out of the army. In 1918, his wife died tragically giving birth to their second daughter.Victor's lifestyle became even more luxurious before, one afternoon in September 1920, he walked out of his apartment and disappeared. Despite many reported sightings, his disappearance remains a mystery.
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About the Author
David Clark has been a cabinet minister and member of the House of Commons for over 25 years, including as MP for Colne Valley. He is currently a Labour Life Peer. He is also Visiting Professor of History and Politics at the University of Huddersfield, and has taught previously at Manchester and Salford Universities. He is the author of The Industrial Manager, Colne Valley: Radicalism to Socialism, We Do Not Want the Earth: History of the South Shields Labour Party and The Labour Movement in Westmorland, Voices from Labour's Past.
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- PublisherGARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 0704374080
- ISBN 13 9780704374089
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages336
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Black Cloth Boards. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised & Updated Edition. Story of the socialist orator Victor Grayson, whose victory in the Colne Valley by-election of 1907 shocked the Establishment and whose sudden disappearance in 1920 remains a mystery. 324pp with index, illustrated with 8 pages of black and white photographs. Silver lettering to spine. Lengthy gift inscription to pastedown, otherwise good copy. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear, otherwise very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 016307
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. Gift inscribed to Elstan (Morgan) by David Clark. Fine copy in complet fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 042947
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