James Lees-Milne
James Lees-Milne died in 1997. Once Country Houses Secretary of the National Trust, he is now best known for his memoirs and diaries, described by Jeremy Lewis as second to none in their comicality, rueful self-knowledge and feline observations.
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Diaries, 1984-1997
Despite advancing years, James Lees-Milne's descriptions of the people he meets, the houses he visits and country life on the Duke of Beaufort's Badminton estate…
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Diaries, 1971-1983
James Lees-Milne (1908-97) has been hailed as the greatest English diarist of the twentieth century. Funny, indiscreet, candid, touching and sharply observed, his journals both…
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Diaries, 1942-1954
James Lees-Milne (1908-97) made his name as the country house expert of the National Trust and for being a versatile author. But he is now…