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Here, in his own words, are the fascinating first thirty years in the life of one of the most provocative and compelling leaders of the twentieth century
Winston Churchill
As a visionary, statesman, and historian, and the most eloquent spokesman against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill was one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. In this autobiography, Churchill recalls his childhood, his schooling, his years as a war correspondent in South Africa during the Boer War, and his first forays into politics as a member of Parliament. My Early Life not only gives readers insights into the shaping of a great leader but, as Churchill himself wrote, "a picture of a vanished age."
If you want to fully understand Winston Churchill, My Early Life is essential reading.
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The voice of a vanished England speaks from the pages of Winston Churchill's evocative memoir of his first 30 years (1874-1904). The young Churchill inhabits a world in which men fight like hell in meaningless colonial wars--India, Egypt, South Africa--soldiering across the imperial map then extending the hand of friendship to their erstwhile enemy as if they were schoolmates at Harrow. Yet Churchill, born into a privileged family, was not an uncritical supporter of the Victorian status quo. He himself loathed Harrow; an especially amusing chapter skewers the school's emphasis on an irrelevant classical education and rote learning. A firm Tory, he considered himself a friend of the working class, and in 1899 campaigned for parliament with a Socialist colleague. Looking back from his vantage point of 1930, Churchill expresses the most attractive values of the English aristocracy--honor, loyalty, fair play--without giving the impression he wants to live in the past. The book's appeal also stems from its magisterial but colloquial prose. Anyone familiar with recordings of Churchill's rousing speeches during Word War II will hear in their minds' ears that growling timbre and unmistakably patrician accent as they read. Though he would have preferred the peace prize, My Early Life offers good evidence that Churchill's 1953 Nobel for literature was aptly awarded. --Wendy Smith
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Sir Winston Churchill is remembered not only as a great statesman who led Britain through the war against Hitler's Germany but as a brilliant writer who won the Nobel prize for literature. This is his own story of his early life. He vividly describes his childhood, his unhappy school days at Harrow, and his years as a war correspondent in South Africa, including his narrow escape from a Pretoria prison.
As autobiographies go, My Early Life is in the top rank and arguably Nobel laureate Churchill at his literary best. I found the book so enjoyable that I read it all in one sitting.
As autobiographies go, My Early Life is in the top rank and arguably Nobel laureate Churchill at his literary best. I found the book so enjoyable that I read it all in one sitting.
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若き日のチャーチルを読んでいると、
誰かに似ていると感じた。
よく考えてみると、夏目漱石の「坊っちゃん」だ。
チャーチルは、橋の上から身を投げて、
木にしがみついたら枝が折れて
まっさかさまに落ちて大けがをした。
なにやら二階から飛び降りて、
腰を抜かした坊っちゃんを連想してしまう。
軍人になってからのチャーチルは、
騒ぎが起きるたびに、出かけていく。
キューバで独立運動が起これば出かけていく。
インドで紛争が起これば、インドへいって、新聞社に通信を送る。
ナイル川で戦争が起きれば、かけつける。
南アフリカでボーア戦争が起これば、
従軍記者として赴き、ボーア人と戦って捕虜になり、
収容所から脱走して、追手を振り切る。
派手な立ち回りの末、英雄になる。
けんか好きのあわて者。
とても大帝国の首相がつとまるとは・・・。
誰かに似ていると感じた。
よく考えてみると、夏目漱石の「坊っちゃん」だ。
チャーチルは、橋の上から身を投げて、
木にしがみついたら枝が折れて
まっさかさまに落ちて大けがをした。
なにやら二階から飛び降りて、
腰を抜かした坊っちゃんを連想してしまう。
軍人になってからのチャーチルは、
騒ぎが起きるたびに、出かけていく。
キューバで独立運動が起これば出かけていく。
インドで紛争が起これば、インドへいって、新聞社に通信を送る。
ナイル川で戦争が起きれば、かけつける。
南アフリカでボーア戦争が起これば、
従軍記者として赴き、ボーア人と戦って捕虜になり、
収容所から脱走して、追手を振り切る。
派手な立ち回りの末、英雄になる。
けんか好きのあわて者。
とても大帝国の首相がつとまるとは・・・。
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A must read for anyone interested in Churchill
1999/4/14
形式:ペーパーバック
I interrupted my reading of Manchester's biography of Churchill in order to read this one, hoping to gain a richer understanding of the man. I was not disappointed! It is easy to see why Churchill won the Pulitzer prize for writing. He is indeed a master. The book itself is just plain fun and good reading. But the best part is that you get a real flavor for the true personality of the man himself. He has the ability to make even the very dullest facts interesting,and even adventuresome; whether he is describing a polo match or one of him many "close calls" in war. His amazing writing abilities and style are like a refreshing drink of water compared to many of today's authors.
23 人中、23人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
An amusing and inspiring read
2005/5/19
形式:ペーパーバック
What surprised me most about this book was the humour. I expected the familiar story of our greatest leader's early life, I expected an insightful account of Britain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, I expected a stirring tale of a young man who was a practical adventurer just as much as politician and author. I didn't expect to laugh out loud regularly for much of the story.
If you've seen the film "Young Winston", based on this book, you will be familiar with some of the events. Other programmes and books have adequately explained his war leadership and his contribution to many serious political issues. However, the films and documentaries I have seen fail to capture the mischievous spirit communicated through this book.
This a fascinating study of a bygone age, when Britain maintained a great empire, when most politicians took the title Lord, and when politics and army officership were sports for those of independent means. Interestingly despite his aristocratic bloodline Churchill's family was not particularly wealthy and some of the most poignant lessons stem from this.
Sometimes the sentiments in the book appear bloodthirsty or imperialistic, but you have to realise that at least part of the time Churchill is writing satirically, reflecting common values which you suspect he did not always share himself. When he is sincerely expressing his own serious ideals it is usually easy to detect.
These beliefs link both his skilful analysis of historical events, and Churchill's account of his own development. For example he explains the British government's failure to be magnanimous after the early victories of the Boer war as the reason that a relatively fast-moving and honourable conflict descended into "shocking evils" on both sides. The same failing is shown as a prime force in the leftward drift of Churchill's own politics.
Churchill was a great writer, but it's instructive to learn that his facility with English developed largely because he was judged early on to be too dim to cope with Latin and Greek. The classics loss was our gain, the legacy including both Churchill's great deeds and great writing.
The last chapter is slightly disappointing, with Churchill's early parliamentary career an anticlimax, and the story stops rather than ending on a major event. That apart, the pace, interest and humour are consistent throughout.
This book was written in 1930, when Churchill was already 56, but in the "wilderness years" before he regained high office and led Britain through the Second World War. It is interesting to speculate whether the book would have been very different if it were written either much earlier or later.
If you want adventure, read this book. If you want to understand a great man, read this book. If you want to do both and have a good laugh, read this book.
If you've seen the film "Young Winston", based on this book, you will be familiar with some of the events. Other programmes and books have adequately explained his war leadership and his contribution to many serious political issues. However, the films and documentaries I have seen fail to capture the mischievous spirit communicated through this book.
This a fascinating study of a bygone age, when Britain maintained a great empire, when most politicians took the title Lord, and when politics and army officership were sports for those of independent means. Interestingly despite his aristocratic bloodline Churchill's family was not particularly wealthy and some of the most poignant lessons stem from this.
Sometimes the sentiments in the book appear bloodthirsty or imperialistic, but you have to realise that at least part of the time Churchill is writing satirically, reflecting common values which you suspect he did not always share himself. When he is sincerely expressing his own serious ideals it is usually easy to detect.
These beliefs link both his skilful analysis of historical events, and Churchill's account of his own development. For example he explains the British government's failure to be magnanimous after the early victories of the Boer war as the reason that a relatively fast-moving and honourable conflict descended into "shocking evils" on both sides. The same failing is shown as a prime force in the leftward drift of Churchill's own politics.
Churchill was a great writer, but it's instructive to learn that his facility with English developed largely because he was judged early on to be too dim to cope with Latin and Greek. The classics loss was our gain, the legacy including both Churchill's great deeds and great writing.
The last chapter is slightly disappointing, with Churchill's early parliamentary career an anticlimax, and the story stops rather than ending on a major event. That apart, the pace, interest and humour are consistent throughout.
This book was written in 1930, when Churchill was already 56, but in the "wilderness years" before he regained high office and led Britain through the Second World War. It is interesting to speculate whether the book would have been very different if it were written either much earlier or later.
If you want adventure, read this book. If you want to understand a great man, read this book. If you want to do both and have a good laugh, read this book.
20 人中、20人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Enormously entertaining
1998/1/22
形式:ペーパーバック
Although most of Churchill's huge output of books were written a little too fast (apparently, he had other demands on his time) to endure as classics, in this very personal story of his boyhood and youth his prose is superb. Further, he follows the brilliant strategy of <not> looking back on his younger years with the wisdom of age. He describes the events of his childhood with exactly the same boyish emotions he felt at the time. His account of his struggles with schooling remain justly famous, and there's adventure aplenty in Afghanistan, Cuba, the Sudan, and South Africa. A great book for boys (or former boys), especially ones with large vocabularies. --- Steve Sailer
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