Lord Berners, known as 'the English Satie, ' was one of the last great eccentrics. He was charming, witty, and greedy. He wa also a homosexual, a raconteur, an extravagant host, and deeply shy. A friend of the glamorous and the talented, he made many appearances in their biographies. 'Quietly remarkable autobiography alive with unforgotten terrors, unforgiven indignities.'.Alan Hollingsworth Book has minor shelf wear.

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Title

First Childhood

Publisher

Turtle Point Press April 2000

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

188598331X

ISBN 13

9781885983312

Binding

Trade Paperback

Condition

Used - Good

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"Quietly remarkable autobiography alive with unforgotten terrors, unforgiven indignities"...Alan Hollingsworth

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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.

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