The process was one in which Churchill engaged intensively throughout the 1930s—namely, his writing. It was a process borne of practical necessity. During the 1930s, Churchill’s expenses for his residence, Chartwell Manor, and the lifestyle that came with it, were typically near $1 million annually in today’s dollars. Churchill’s parliamentary salary supplied less than 5 percent of that amount; most of the remainder came from Churchill’s literary earnings. Thus, so far as his income was concerned, Churchill’s profession was that of an author.
