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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300186762
ISBN-139780300186765
eBay Product ID (ePID)160062293
Product Key Features
Book TitleSassoon : the Worlds of Philip and Sybil
Number of Pages310 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRich & Famous
Publication Year2003
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorPeter Stansky
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight18.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal328.41/092 B
SynopsisSir Philip Sassoon (1888-1939), a glamorous and well-known figure in Britain for the first four decades of the twentieth century, was the most eligible bachelor and the greatest host of his time. He attained prominence in the art world, high society, and politics. In contrast, his sister Sybil (1894-1989) lived a much more private life. Yet she was fascinating in her own right, marrying into the grandest level of the English aristocracy, restoring Houghton--formerly the house of Sir Robert Walpole--to magnificence, and serving in the high command of the Women's Royal Naval Service during both world wars. In this generously illustrated book, distinguished historian Peter Stansky brings the Sassoons and their period into sharp focus. He also explores what their lives reveal about the nature of English life, particularly at the highest reaches, and its relation to wealth, power, politics, Jewishness, and art.