
The siren years: a Canadian diplomat abroad, 1937-1945 (Macmillan paperbacks ; #19)
Prix littéraires (romans), Essais et documents primés, Politique et gouvernement (biographies), Journaux personnels et mémoires, Canadiens (biographies), Ouvrages documentaires canadiens
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
A volume from the author's published diaries which takes the reader through the diplomatic corridors and drawing rooms of prewar Washington, wartime England, and Europe. Ritchie's observations of world events include insights into the ins and outs of the diplomatic… world, portraits of politicians, socialites, and literary lions, and candour about his own enthusiasms. Winner of the 1974 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction.