The Scholar Gypsy: The Quest for a Family Secret - Rilegato

Sampson, Anthony

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ISBN 10: 0719557089 ISBN 13: 9780719557088

Casa editrice: John Murray Pubs Ltd, 1997

Riassunto

Anthony Sampson knew his grandfather, John, had been an authority on the gypsies, but very little was told of his private life. Using rhymes, letters, and illustrations, this work follows a trail of clues to uncover a hidden life and a gypsy world now disappeared.

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L'autore:

Anthony Sampson was educated at Westminster and Oxford and after a spell as a naval officer he went to Johannesburg and edited the black magazine Drum, becoming a friend of young ANC revolutionaries. He then joined the Observer, but left to write The Anatomy of Britain and became a full time author, writing best-sellers investigating oil companies, arms dealers and bankers. He was editorial adviser to the Brandt Commission, director of the New Statesman, trustee of the Guardian and chairman of the Society of Authors, and he wrote the authorised biography of Nelson Mandela.

Product Description:

Physical description; 229 p., 8 p. of plates : ill., facsim, ports ; 23 cm. Subjects; Sampson, John 1862-1931. Sampson, John. Sampson Family. Philologists - Great Britain - Biography. Romanies - Wales, North - Social life and customs. Lexicographers - Great Britain - Biography.

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• Editore: John Murray Pubs Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0719557089
• ISBN 13: 9780719557088
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256