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A Twentieth-Century Life by Frances Lonsdale Donaldson is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Twentieth-Century Life about?
First published in 1992, this is the story of Frances Donaldson and a wonderfully multi-faceted life. As the daughter of the playwright Frederick Lonsdale, she grew up in the frivolous world of 1920s cafe society, yet she became a committed socialist. As the wife of Lord Donaldson, who was on the board of both London opera houses and was subsequently Minister for the Arts, she was at the centre of cultural life in Britain. Yet for many years she had been a farmer, since, during the Second World
Who reads A Twentieth-Century Life?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Frances Lonsdale Donaldson
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781448204496
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Biography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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