The King's speech / Mark Logue and Peter Conradi.
- Logue, Mark.
- Date:
- 2010
- Books
About this work
Description
Presents the life of the Australian speech therapist who helped the English king, George VI, overcome a lifelong speech disorder and become an eloquent leader of his people during the difficult days of World War II.
Publication/Creation
New York : Sterling, 2010.
Physical description
xiv, 242 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-232) and index.
Contents
God save the King -- The "common colonial" -- Passage to England -- Growing pains -- Diagnosis -- Court dress with feathers -- The calm before the storm -- Edward VIII's 327 days -- In the shadow of the coronation -- After the coronation -- The path to war -- "Kill the Austrian house painter" -- Dunkirk and the dark days -- The tide turns -- Victory -- The last words.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineBZPXA (George)Open shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9781402786761
- 140278676X