Chambers, Roland
The Last Englishman: The Double Life of Arthur Ransome
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571222629
- author:
- Chambers, Roland
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm
- Genre:
- Biography: historical
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Arthur Ransome was a renowned author, best known for his children's series Swallows and Amazons. However, his life took a dramatic turn in the 1910s and 1920s, when he worked as a Russian correspondent for several British newspapers. This period of his life was marked by a close relationship with Evgenia Shelepina, private secretary to Leon Trotsky, and his involvement with the Bolshevik regime. Ransome's reporting for the Daily News and Manchester Guardian was seen as highly controversial, as he denied the Red Terror and compared Lenin to Oliver Cromwell. He was accused of being a paid agent of a hostile power and narrowly escaped prosecution for treason. This biography offers a fascinating and often chilling look at an English icon through the most formative decade of the 20th century. Roland Chambers' book provides a nuanced and thought-provoking exploration of Ransome's complex life, shedding new light on a period of British history that is often overlooked.
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