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    Churchill's Bestiary: His Life Through Animals
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    Churchill's Bestiary: His Life Through Animals

    Written by Piers Brendon

    Narrated by Piers Brendon

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    Winston Churchill was known for his great love for and admiration of animals. In fact, one of Churchill's key characteristics was his fascination with the animal kingdom — creatures of all sorts were a crucial element in his existence. He was amused, intrigued and enchanted by, sometimes even besotted with a vast menagerie, from his pet budgerigar, dogs, cats, fish, butterflies, to his own lion, leopard and white kangaroos kept at London Zoo, and even more unusual species. Dwelling amid flora and fauna was Churchill's ideal form of existence — 'The world would be better off if it were inhabited only by animals' — and he signed his letters home as a boy 'The Pussy Cat'.

    In this fascinating audiobook, Dr. Piers Brendon looks deeper into Churchill's love of the animal kingdom, and at how animals played such a large part in his everyday life. We encounter the paradox of the animal-loving-hunter: he hunts foxes yet keeps them as pets, he likes fishing but loves fish; along with the man who used analogies to animals time and time again in his speeches and writings.

    The picture that emerges shows another side to the great man, showcasing his wit, wisdom and wayward genius from a different perspective and shedding new and fascinating light on the man voted The Greatest Briton.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael O'Mara Books
    Release dateOct 25, 2018
    ISBN9781789290868
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    Churchill's Bestiary: His Life Through Animals
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    Piers Brendon

    Dr Piers Brendon is the author of over a dozen books, including The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the 1930s, Winston Churchill: A Brief Life and The Decline and Fall of the British Empire. He writes for the national press and frequently appears on television. He is a former Keeper of the Churchill Archives Centre, a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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