A Distant Prospect

Lord Berners

ISBN 10: 1885983328 / ISBN 13: 9781885983329

Published by Turtle Point Press, US, 2000

About this Item

The sequel to Lord Berners' First Childhood, A Distant Prospect is a poignant and witty account of Eton, early adolescence and a boy's awakening to the spell of Wagner, ballet and musical composition. Not only witty and amusing, but contains things to ponder over in plenty behind the mere youthful years. The portraits of his friends are complete portraits, sketched brilliantly in a few strokes.' - Tatler'.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781885983329

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Distant Prospect
• Publisher: Turtle Point Press, US
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1885983328
• ISBN 13: 9781885983329
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 223 grams

About this title

Synopsis

A witty, poignant account of Eton, early adolescence, awakining to the spell of Wagner.

About the Author

Lord Berners (1883-1950) was a composer, novelist, painter, memoirist, conspicuous aesthete and the real life character on whom Nancy Mitford based Lord Merlin in The Pursuit of Love. This versatile peer has been called the English Satie. His ballets have been choreographed by Balanchine and Ashton.