Subtitle | Portrait of an Eton Schoolmaster |
By | Jamie Blackett |
Published By | |
ISBN | 9781846892509 |
Non Fiction Genre | Biography |
Publication Date | 07/01/2017 |
Price | 25.00 |
Hardcopy Hyperlink | http://www.quillerpublishing.com/new-titles/the-enigma-of-kidson.html |
Synopsis
The Enigma of Kidson is a moving, thought-provoking, inspiring and hilarious biography of an inspirational and controversial teacher. This unique portrait features recollections and vignettes of incidents in the classroom and through Kidson’s life story we get a vivid social history of the latter part of the twentieth century.
Author's Bio
Jamie Blackett was born in 1964. After working in South Africa he joined the Coldstream Guards, serving in Northern Ireland and the First Gulf War before returning to his roots in Galloway where he is now a farmer and a freelance journalist writing on farming and the countryside.
Reviews
A great read about a great man –Taki, The Spectator
I didnt expect to be moved to tears by a tribute book to an Etonian schoolmaster. But the story of Michael Kidson drew me in and moved me deeply. –Ysenda Maxtone Graham, The Oldie
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