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In Their Own Words: Letters from History

In Their Own Words: Letters from History


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The collection includes letters from Karl Marx, requesting UK citizenship; an anonymous writer purporting to be Jack the Ripper; Josef Kramer, the commandant of Bergen Belsen; Winston Churchill to President Roosevelt, requesting US support against Hitler; Clement Atlee to Harry S Truman following Hiroshima; the spies Burgess and Maclean; as well as the 'real Charlotte Gray' spy, Christine Granville, amongst others. Topics covered include the Monteagle letter that warned about the Gunpowder plot, letters from the Wright brothers trying to get the War Office to fund their aeronautical research, a dispatch on the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Christine Keeler's Russian-British love triangle that begat the Profumo affair, US disapproval of British trade with Cuba, a letter reporting on the first day of the trial of Nelson Mandela and the anonymous letter that framed the Krays.

About the Author :
Daniel Alan Mays (born 31 March 1978) is an English actor. A veteran of stage and screen, award-winning actress Miriam Margolyes has achieved success on both sides of the Atlantic. Miriam won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 for The Age of Innocence and a Sony Radio Award for Best Actress on Radio in 1993 for her unabridged recording of Oliver Twist. She was the voice of the Matchmaker in Mulan and Fly, the mother dog, in Babe. Miriam played Professor Sprout in the film of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Miriam is also the beloved narrator of many audiobooks and has been selected as one of AudioFile magazine's Golden Voices. David Haig Collum Ward, MBE is an Olivier Award-winning English actor and FIPA Award-winning writer. He is known for playing dramatic, serio-comic and comedic roles, and playing characters of varied social classes. He has appeared in stage productions in the West End and done numerous TV and film roles over the past 25 years. Indira Varma is an English actress. Her first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series The Canterbury Tales, Rome, Luther, Human Target and Game of Thrones. Varma lives in Hornsey, London with her husband, Colin Tierney, and their daughter. Arthur John Smith is an English alternative comedian, writer and voice artist. Smith was one of many stand-up performers on the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s. He still performs today in much the same manner, and regularly attends the Edinburgh Fringe comedy festival. He is currently one of the hosts of 'The Comedy Club' on BBC Radio 4 Extra and also narrates the 'Money for nothing' series on BBC 1. English actor Robert Bathurst's career comprises both film and television roles spanning almost 30 years. He gained recognition from television audiences, first as writer Mark Taylor in Joking Apart from 1993 to 1995, then as David Marsden in Cold Feet from 1998 to 2003. He has made appearances in television series The Pillars of the Earth, Emma and Downton Abbey, and the films The Wind in the Willows (1996) and Narcopolis (2015).

Review :
'The reader is guaranteed a different and compelling story every time, making this book something to treasure. It s like holding a piece of history in your hands.'


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781489373540
  • Publisher: Bolinda Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Bolinda/Audible Audio
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Sub Title: Letters from History
  • ISBN-10: 1489373543
  • Publisher Date: 28 Dec 2016
  • Binding: Audio disk
  • Language: English


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