The Days Before Yesterday

by Frederic Lord Hamilton

"The Days Before Yesterday" is an autobiography by Lord Frederick Hamilton, a British politician and soldier who served in both World War I and World War II. The book is divided into two parts, the first of which covers his early life and military career, while the second focuses on his political activities and involvement in the House of Lords. Hamilton's writing is engaging and vivid, providing a fascinating insight into the life of a British aristocrat in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book includes many anecdotes and personal recollections, as well as descriptions of important historical events such as the Boer War and the outbreak of World War I. Hamilton's writing is also marked by his wit and sense of humor, making the book an entertaining read. Overall, "The Days Before Yesterday" is an important historical document that offers valuable insights into the social and political landscape of Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

172 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1920

Reviews

[Avis Black]

Frederick Hamilton wrote two very good memoirs, The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday, and The Day Before Yesterday. His third memoir, Here, There, and Everywhere is not quite so good but is still solid.

Frederick's brother Ernest also wrote a trio of memoirs, and Ernest's book The Halcyon Era: A Rambling Reverie of Now and Then, is quite good. Ernest's other two memoirs, Old Days and New, and Forty Years On, are also good but not quite as good as the Halcyon Era.

[Ethan]

Very pleasant reflections on an aristocratic childhood and youth in the early Victorian years. It feels like spending an afternoon with a pleasant, mild, cultured old man. It lacks the exciting parts of "The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday," his first memoir, containing his best stories from decades in the Foreign Service, so I'd recommend starting there. If you find yourself liking Hamilton personally, as you probably will, then definitely continue with "The Days Before Yesterday."

[Michael Heath-Caldwell]

Interesting and well written memoir of life in the 1860s and 1870s from a front line seat.

[Muaz Jalil]

I have the 3 Volume 1931 edition by Hodder and Stoughton procured from Juniper Bookstore in Windsor.

The story of Mrs Montagu (street and Square are named after her) and how she got back are kidnapped son, who fell down the chimney as a chimney sweeper and realised it was his home.

Hamilton's maternal uncle was Lord John Russell, grandfather of Bertrand Russell.

He states original Cinderella had rabbit fur shoes and the translator's error turned it into glass. From pantoufles de vair it became verre.

The Bourbon monarchy could have returned to France around 1874 but thanks to the pigheadedness of Comte De Chambord, for refusing to accept the tricolour as the national flag.

Bowdlerized apparently comes from Thomas Bowlder who published an expurgated version of Shakespeare. The same goes with Captain Boycott, the Irish land agent.

In 1884 he visited Ontario and Quebec. And talks about Dufferin Terrace and the Citadel of Quebec. He worked for Lord Dufferin.