6/23/2023 0 Comments Karen blixen denys finch hatton![]() ![]() I like the concept of him as "the Last Edwardian." She sees him as a character poised at the transition between both ages perhaps "the Last Edwardian." and a bit of the first modern a truly restless soul with the heart of a conservationist uncharacteristic for his day, as well as some of his more Bohemian, and well known, tendencies. "A thorough aristocrat, he liked drinking Chateau d'Yquem and wore a brown velvet smoking jacket when he wasn't in the bush shooting bongo and stalking dik-dik. Here are some interesting things from Florence William's review. ![]() A comically terrible title, in my opinion, but the book sounds interesting and I certainly admire the subject matter. ![]() In this Sunday's New York Times Book Review they reviewed a new biography about Denys Finch Hatton by Sara Wheeler called Too Close To The Sun. ![]()
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