这位诺贝尔奖获得者的首相的父亲传记的第一卷,他父亲是维多利亚时代晚期英国保守党的狂热领袖。
1906年,温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士为他的父亲伦道夫·丘吉尔勋爵写了一本两卷的传记。伦道夫·丘吉尔勋爵是19世纪的国会议员,他的政治生涯以丑闻告终。这第一卷讲述了伦道夫一生中的早期事件,包括他的成长、教育以及他当选为伍德斯托克的保守党议员。
这本书还记述了英国首相伦道夫为了保护丘吉尔姓氏的完整性而与威尔士亲王的争吵。这一事件导致丘吉尔暂时从英国上流社会流亡,这是他后来耻辱的前奏。尽管温斯顿·丘吉尔显然是他父亲的支持者,但他并不害怕对自己职业生涯和个人生活中的错误和失败坦诚相待。
Lord Randolph Churchill, Vol. 1
The first volume of the Nobel Prize-winning Prime Minister’s biography of his father, the fiery Conservative Party leader of late Victorian Britain.
In 1906, Sir Winston Churchill produced a two-volume biography of his father Lord Randolph Churchill, the 19th century Member of Parliament whose political career ended in scandal. This first volume deals with early events in Randolph’s life, including his upbringing, his education, and his election to the House of Commons as the Conservative MP for Woodstock.
This volume also recount’s Randolph’s quarrel with the Prince of Wales in a daring gambit to protect the integrity of the Churchill family name. This episode resulted in Churchill’s temporary exile from British high society, a prequel to his later disgrace. While Winston Churchill is clearly a supporter of his father’s, he is not afraid to be honest about the mistakes and failures of his career and personal life.
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