The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster [Annotated]

Biography & Memoir, Historical

• Author: Harold Begbie
• ISBN: 1230000099836
• Publisher: Siber
• Publication: January 15, 2013
• Language: English

The author's biography is included in this version.

The Mirrors of Downing Street: Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster
Description: The Mirrors of Downing Street by a Gentleman with a Duster is one of the nonfiction best sellers in 1921. The author has brought together a series of critical and biographical studies of thirteen typical Britons who have done noteworthy work during the years of the war and who are now grappling with the problems of the peace. These are presented as reflections from the mirror in the Imperial council chamber. The statesman and administrators whose characters being presented include Mr. Lloyd George, Lord Carnock, Lord Fisher, Mr. Asquith, Lord Northcliffe, Mr. Arthur Balfour, Lord Kitchener, Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Winston Churchill, Lord Haldane, Lord Rhondda, Lord Inverforth, and Lord Leverhulme.