This series of essays on ‘Great men of our age’ includes T.E. Lawrence, Trotsky and Hitler - ‘We cannot tell whether Hitler will be the man who will once again let loose upon the world another war in which civilisation will irretrievably succumb, or whether he will go down in history as the man who restored honour and peace of mind to the great Germanic nation and brought it back serene, helpful and strong, to the forefront of the European family circle.’ Great Contemporaries ‘is, of course, an important part of the canon and belongs in every library’ (Langworth). On receiving his advance copy, Neville Chamberlain wrote to Churchill immediately: ‘How you can go on throwing off these sparkling sketches with such apparent ease & such sustained brilliance, in the midst of all your other occupation is a constant source of wonder to me’ (quoted in Cohen).
An attractively bound copy, heavy spotting to outer leaves and edges of text-block, old stamp to front fly-leaf.
Cohen, A105.1.a.
