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A feast for all his many fans and admirers, this is the great Humphrey Lyttelton’s last book, a sparkling autobiographical kaleidoscope of memories, anecdotes, and entertaining stories from his colorful life, from his childhood as the son of a famous Eton Housemaster, through to his role as the irrepressible chairman of I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. A Renaissance man—musicia...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
October 25th 2008
by JR Books Ltd
(first published September 25th 2008)
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Claire
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This rather lovely and affectionate book was put together by Humph's son Stephen after the great man's death in 2008, and, as its subtitle suggests, it is indeed 'An Autobiographical Medley', bringing together autobiography, previously unpublished diaries, and some of Lyttelton's amusing cartoons and cariacatures. Beginning with Humph's early life and schooling (including the famous story of how he and his mum bunked off from the annual Eton v Harrow cricket match at Lords to buy him his first t...more
Assembled posthumously by his family, this includes Humph's diaries and many other pieces of writing. He was very dismissive of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue", the radio show for which he is most widely known - "recorded 2 more episodes for second series of 'Clue', can't see how or why we'd squeeze any more out this" is the general tone.
A bohemian polymath who wrote elegantly and precisely.
A bohemian polymath who wrote elegantly and precisely.
Andrew Brown
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