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The Last Englishmen: Love, War and the End of Empire

An engrossing story of passion and exploration that traces the end of empire and the stirring of a new world order.John Auden was a pioneering geologist of the Himalayas. Michael Spender was the first to draw a detailed map of the North Face of Mount Everest. While their younger brothers ‘“ W. H. Auden and Stephen Spender ‘“ achieved literary fame, they vied for a place on an expedition that would finally conquer Everest. To this rivalry was added another: their shared love for a painter named Nancy Sharp. Her choice would determine each man’™s wartime loyalties.From Calcutta to pre-war London to Everest itself, `The Last Englishmen` tracks a generation obsessed with a romantic ideal. With a cast including writers, artists, political rogues and spies, this is narrative history at its most engaging and illuminating.”Wholly original… It wouldn’™t be an exaggeration to say that there is something Tolstoyan to Baker`s vast project… Remarkable” Neel Mukherjee”An exuberant, scene-changing, shapeshifting group biography” Spectator

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