Fisher's Face
Author | : Jan Morris |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2010-12-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780571265930 |
ISBN-13 | : 0571265936 |
Rating | : 4/5 (936 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fisher's Face written by Jan Morris and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.