Description
| Product ID: | 9780571233045 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Fisher's Face |
| Authors: | Author: Jan Morris |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Naval forces and warfare, Naval forces & warfare, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Admiral of the Fleet Lord 'Jacky' Fisher (1841-1920) was one of the greatest naval reformers in history. This book offer an evocation that is both biography and a love letter, an expression of the author's passionate interest in mavericks and outsiders, in travel, ships and the glorious pageantry of the British Empire in its prime. Admiral of the Fleet Lord ''Jacky'' Fisher (1841-1920) was one of the greatest naval reformers in history. He was also a colossal figure to contemporaries, both loved and loathed, a man of exceptional charm, presence and charisma. Since the late 1940s, Jan Morris has been haunted by his face - with its startling combination of ''the suave, the sneering and the self-amused.'' This evocation is both biography and a love letter, a perfect expression of her passionate interest in mavericks and outsiders, in travel, ships and the glorious pageantry of the British Empire in its prime. |
| Imprint Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Publisher Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2007-04-19 |