{"product_id":"curzon","title":"Curzon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A fast-moving, entertaining and finely written story'' Simon Schama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Masterly ... a remarkable portrait of a brilliant complex and tragic genius'' William Dalrymple, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGeorge Nathaniel Curzon''s controversial life in public service stretched   from the high noon of the British Empire to the traumatized years   following the First World War. As Viceroy of India under Queen Victoria   and Foreign Secretary under George V, the obsessive Lord Curzon left  his  unmistakable mark on the era. David Gilmour''s lucid and elegant   biography is a brilliant assessment of Curzon''s character and   achievements, offering a rich and dramatic account of the infamous   vendettas, the turbulent friendships, and the passionate, reckless love   affairs that complicated and enriched his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A magnificent work ... entirely convincing in its evocation of Curzon''s   extraordinary character ... It is, in short, the definitive life''  David  Cannadine, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''Exemplary biography ... meticulously researched and elegantly written'' C.A.Bayly, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A superb new biography ... a tragic story, brilliantly told'' Andrew Roberts, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An  absorbing, witty and intelligent biography ... David Gilmour''s mix of  erudition, hard analysis and quizzical amusement will give this volume a  unique place on the ever more crowded shelves of political biography''  Ben Pimlott, \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319392149886,"sku":"NW9780141990866","price":15.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141990866.jpg?v=1778727679","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/curzon","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}