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The Manchester Guardian: Biography of a Newspaper
The Manchester Guardian has been a unique and important institution in British life throughout the past century and a half. Here is a full account of its development, told in terms of the men who guided it, the editorial and personnel policies that made it great, the financial and physical facilities that sustained it, and the newspaper it produced.
The author, who was a Guardian staff member for five years when he was a young man, tells a story of enterprise and talent, of vision and shrews North Country commercial sense, of adventure and canniness—above all, of integrity and individuality. The reader learns a great deal not only about the mechanics of operating a successful newspaper, but about the city of Manchester, the lives of two families, the Taylors and the Scotts, who have dominated the paper since its foundation, and about such major events as the Balfour Declaration.
Some of the ablest and most provocative social commentators in England have served on the staff of the . They are a vital part of this history and Mr. Ayerst treats them with wit and intelligence.
The author, who was a Guardian staff member for five years when he was a young man, tells a story of enterprise and talent, of vision and shrews North Country commercial sense, of adventure and canniness—above all, of integrity and individuality. The reader learns a great deal not only about the mechanics of operating a successful newspaper, but about the city of Manchester, the lives of two families, the Taylors and the Scotts, who have dominated the paper since its foundation, and about such major events as the Balfour Declaration.
Some of the ablest and most provocative social commentators in England have served on the staff of the . They are a vital part of this history and Mr. Ayerst treats them with wit and intelligence.
702 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1971
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