More Memoirs of an Aesthete

by Harold Acton

The author describes his life from World War II, when he enlisted in the RAF, to the 1960's and shares anecdotes about Edith Sitwell, Gertrude Stein, and Evelyn Waugh

388 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1987

About the author

Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton was a British writer, scholar and dilettante who is probably most famous for being believed, incorrectly, to have inspired the character of "Anthony Blanche" in Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited (1945).

Reviews

[Barbara Mader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked this up mainly because of Acton's relationship with Nancy Mitford--just to learn more about the world they lived in and the people they knew. Also read as a WWII memoir (much of the book is about Acton's experience during WWII). Acton's writing is uneven. Some great turns of phrase and wonderful allusions, fine sentences--but the work doesn't flow smoothly.

[Kim Stallwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully written personal account giving the reader an opportunity to somewhat experience a life unimaginable to me. Unsure if I had ever met Harold Action if I would have liked him though.