James Lees-Milne
Subtitle: the life
By: Michael Bloch.
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780719560347
Subjects: Lees-Milne, James; Architectural historians -- Great Britain -- Biography; Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography; Diarists -- Great Britain -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: James Lees-Milne is remembered for his work for the National Trust, rescuing some of England's greatest architectural treasures. Michael Bloch portrays a life rich in contradictions, in which an unassuming youth overtook more dazzling contemporaries to emerge as a leading figure in the fields of conservation and letters.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.