The Knox brothers: Edmund ('Evoe'), 1881-1971, Dillwyn, 1883-1943, Wilfred, 1886-1950, Ronald, 1888-1957
The Knox brothers: Edmund ('Evoe'), 1881-1971, Dillwyn, 1883-1943, Wilfred, 1886-1950, Ronald, 1888-1957
This is a family biography by novelist Penelope Fitzgerald. Edmund Knox, her father, was one of the most successful editors of Punch. Dillwyn, a Cambridge Greek scholar, was the first to crack the Nazi's message decoding system, Enigma, and in so doing, is estimated to have shortened the Second World War by six months. Wilfred became an Anglo-Catholic priest and an active welfare worker in the East End of London. Ronald, the best known of the four during his lifetime, was Roman Catholic chaplain to Oxford University's student body, preacher, wit, scholar, crime-writer and translator of the Bible. A homage to a long-forgotten world and a fascinating account of the generation straddling the divide between late Victorian and Edwardian..
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| Författare | Fitzgerald, Penelope, kirjoittaja. |
| Inläsare | Richmond John |
| Språk | eng |
| Speltid | 12 h 40 min |
| Utgivningsuppgifter | Royal National Institute for the Blind. |
| Fysisk beskrivning | äänikirja Daisy 2.02 (12 h 40 min) |
| Originalverk | London, Macmillan 1977. 0333194268. |
| Ämnesord | biografier bröder elämäkerrat släkter suvut veljet |