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The King's Speech; How One Man Saved the British Monarchy
by Mark Logue and Peter ConradiISBN13:
9781402786761
ISBN10:
140278676X
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Pub. Date:
11/26/2010
Publisher(s):
Sterling
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Summary
Based on the recently discovered diaries of Lionel Logue, The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy recounts an inspiring real-life tale of triumph over adversity, when an Australian taught a British king with a crippling speech defect how to speak to his subjects.
Author Biography
Peter Conradi's books include The Red Ripper: Inside the Mind of Russia's Most Brutal Serial Killer, Mad Vlad: Vladimir Zhirinovksy and the New Russian Nationalism, and Hitler's Piano Player.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| God Save the King | p. 1 |
| The 'common colonial' | p. 13 |
| Passage to England | p. 33 |
| Growing Pains | p. 45 |
| Diagnosis | p. 65 |
| Court Dress with Feathers | p. 79 |
| The Calm Before the Storm | p. 91 |
| Edward VIII's 327 Days | p. 105 |
| In the Shadow of the Coronation | p. 121 |
| After the Coronation | p. 129 |
| The Path to War | p. 145 |
| 'Kill the Austrian House Painter' | p. 157 |
| Dunkirk and the Dark Days | p. 171 |
| The Tide Turns | p. 187 |
| Victory | p. 203 |
| The Last Words | p. 219 |
| Notes | p. 230 |
| Index | p. 233 |
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