My Early Life, Winston Churchill
My Early Life, Winston Churchill
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My Early Life
A Roving Commission

Author: Winston Churchill

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 12 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/20/2010

Synopsis

This is the story of the first twentyfive years of Mr. Churchills life, up to the point where his unique parliamentary career was just beginning. From childhood and his apprentice days at Harrow and Sandhurst we follow him on active service to Cuba, the Northwest frontier of India, Omdurman and the Boer War (including the historic story of his escape from captivity), while in the background are his early adventures in politics and literature.I have tried, in each part of the quartercentury in which this tale lies, to show the point of view appropriate to my years, whether as a child, a schoolboy, a cadet, a subaltern, a warcorrespondent or a youthful politician....When I survey this work as a whole I find I have drawn a picture of a vanished age. from the authors Preface

About Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874–1965), an author, artist, war correspondent, and politician, is best known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. After a brief but eventful army career, Churchill became a member of Parliament in 1900, launching a political career that spanned more than sixty years. He served as prime minister from 1940–1945 and from 1951–1955. His numerous honors include the Nobel Prize in Literature, knighthood, and receiving honorary citizenship of the United States from President Kennedy in 1963.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lewis on February 28, 2016

"When does one first remember? When do the waving lights and shadows of dawning consciousness cast their print upon the mind of a child?" What a delight. Published in 1930, it covers the first 30 years of Churchill's life (1874-1904), and packs in more adventure than most of us could ever expect in m......more

Goodreads review by Bakunin on January 25, 2024

A bit uneven but some parts were brilliant. Even though it reads much like an adventure story (by the time he was 25 he had been in 4 different wars on several continents), it also contains nuggets of wisdom. Churchill did not go to university (although he trained as an officer at Sandhurst); instea......more

Goodreads review by Gintautas on September 28, 2021

Gal sero Winstono Churchill‘io nepristatinėsiu. Jei nežinot, kas jis toks, gal ir į šitą knygą nesidairykit. Knyga apie, paties Churchill‘io žodžiais, „dingusį amžių“. Apie laikus, kai Britanija vis dar buvo imperija, nors to milžino kojos vis labiau linko po užsikrautu svoriu. Pakankamai smagia ir gy......more

Goodreads review by Peter on September 07, 2014

In 1930 Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, then age 56 and destined to live another 34 years, looked back on his first 30 years. One would think this hubris, for what can be achieved in one’s first 30 years? But in fact, unlike some modern politicians who write their autobiography at a young age bef......more

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