Raleigh Trevelyan (1923–2014)
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Raleigh Trevelyan was born in the Andaman Islands on July 6, 1923 and moved to Great Britain when he was eight years old. During World War II, he commanded a platoon in Italy. He worked as an editor at Collins and later at Jonathan Cape and Michael Joseph, which is now a part of Penguin Random mehr anzeigen House. He wrote several books including The Fortress, Shades of the Alhambra, A Pre-Raphaelite Circle, Rome '44, The Golden Oriole, and A Hermit Disclosed. He also wrote a biography of his ancestor Sir Walter Raleigh. He died on October 23, 2014 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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The beginning of the book was simply fascinating, offering insights into how the diamond trade began and worked. It was so interesting. However, the more the book delved into the deeper workings of the diamond business, the less interested I became.
For me, a major interest point in the book was Wernher's wife, Birdie, who later became Lady Ludlow. I think she was the most interesting character in the book. I absolutely did not like his daughter-in-law, Lady Zia, a daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia and his morganatic wife, Countess Sophie de Torby. His son, Harold, was an affable man and I greatly enjoyed the parts about him.
Good reading about a now little known family.… (mehr)