ISBN: 0006147712 
Godina izdanja: 1977
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Howard Spring - Fame is the Spur
Fontana, 1977
640 str.
meki povez
stanje: dobro

Fame is the Spur is a novel by Howard Spring published in 1940. It covers the rise of the socialist labour movement in Britain from the mid 19th century to the 1930s. The title comes from John Milton`s poem Lycidas: `Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise / (That last infirmity of noble mind) / To scorn delights, and live laborious days`.

A novel of ambition, about a man who rises from the most humble of beginnings in Manchester and reaches the very top in politics in the era when the Labour Party was born after a great struggle. Hamer Shawcross is a victim of his own success, and certainly one of the great characters of English literature.

`Unforgettable` SUNDAY TIMES
In the slums of Manchester John Hamer Shawcross grows up with a dream - to end poverty and injustice forever.
Magnetic, charming, as irresistible to his followers as he is to the women who love him, Shawcross brings his ideals and his determination to the Labour Party during its turbulent early years, first as a follower, soon as a leader.
But the dream has been tarnished.
It is a ruthless, arrogant - and lonely -man who finally reaches the pinnacle of power...
`A magnificent portrait... brilliantly observed characters`
DAILY TELEGRAPH


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