About the Diaries

The diaries of the National Trust's country house expert James Lees-Milne (1908-97) have been hailed as one of the treasures of contemporary English literature.

Contents of the Volume

The first of three, this volume, which includes interesting material omitted when the diaries were originally published during the author's lifetime, covers the years 1942 to 1954, beginning with his wartime visits to hard-pressed country house owners, and ending with his marriage to the exotic Alvilde Chaplin.