James, fourth Marquess of Salisbury, almost from youth the model of a Conservative elder statesman, crossed swords with Lloyd George in one war and with Winston Churchill in another.

William was for twenty years an endearingly capricious Bishop of Exeter.

Robert, created Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, dedicated himself to preserving world peace through the League of Nations.

Edward, commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, fought with Kitchener in the Sudan and with Baden-Powell at Mafeking before joining Cromer's benevolent autocracy in Egypt.

Hugh, created Lord Quickswood, the most controversial parliamentary tactician and churchman of his generation, proved a disconcerting Provost of Eton College.

Maud was the assertive wife of the Earl of Selborne, British High Commissioner in South Africa.

Gwendolen, shrewd but saintly, wrote an enduring four-volume biography of her father.

• PUBLISHER: WEIDENFELD AND NICOLSON
• PUBLISHED: 1975
• SIZE: 240MM X 160MM
• PAGES: 406
• HARDBACK
• CONDITION: VERY GOOD IN GOOD EDGE WORN D.J.
• 1 COPY ONLY

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