Christopher Hollis: 3 books
by Christopher Hollis
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Christopher Hollis (1902-1977) was a type of public intellectual now hardly found in British life: both politician and man of letters, he moved easily amongst the powerful (he was at Eton and Balliol; one of his brothers was head of MI5), and was by turns a schoolmaster, an academic, a Member of Parliament,...
A Study of George Orwell
The Man and His Works
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
An examination of Orwell’s life and body of work, by a fellow author who knew him personally.
Christopher Hollis knew Eric Blair—who would eventually become known to the world as George Orwell—during his schooldays at Eton, afterward in Burma, and at the end of his life. Here, Hollis...
The Two Nations
A Financial Study of English History
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
This book was first published in 1935.