Leslie, Anita
Overview
| Works: | 41 works in 188 publications in 4 languages and 5,443 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biographies History Personal narratives‡vBritish Autobiographies Personal narratives Personal narratives‡vEnglish Academic theses |
| Roles: | Author |
| Classifications: | DA565.C6, B |
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Most widely held works about
Anita Leslie
- Train to nowhere : one woman's war : ambulance driver, reporter, liberator by Anita Leslie( Book )
- The gilt and the gingerbread : an autobiography by Anita Leslie( Book )
- A story half told : a wartime autobiography by Anita Leslie( Book )
- Telling tales : the fabulous lives of Anita Leslie by Penny Perrick( Book )
- Train to nowhere by Anita Leslie( Recording )
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Most widely held works by
Anita Leslie
Lady Randolph Churchill : the story of Jennie Jerome by
Anita Leslie(
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5 editions published in 1969 in English and Undetermined and held by 726 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1969 in English and Undetermined and held by 726 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Marlborough House set by
Anita Leslie(
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6 editions published between 1972 and 1975 in English and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1972 and 1975 in English and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The remarkable Mr. Jerome by
Anita Leslie(
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4 editions published in 1954 in English and held by 428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and times of Winston Churchill's American grandfather
4 editions published in 1954 in English and held by 428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and times of Winston Churchill's American grandfather
Mrs. Fitzherbert by
Anita Leslie(
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16 editions published between 1960 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 417 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The love affair of Mrs. Fitzherbert and the Prince of Wales, who later became George IV of England
16 editions published between 1960 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 417 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The love affair of Mrs. Fitzherbert and the Prince of Wales, who later became George IV of England
Francis Chichester : a biography by
Anita Leslie(
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12 editions published between 1974 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 404 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1974 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 404 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Clare Sheridan by
Anita Leslie(
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4 editions published in 1977 in English and Undetermined and held by 334 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1977 in English and Undetermined and held by 334 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Madame Tussaud, waxworker extraordinary by
Anita Leslie(
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8 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Throughout the terror of the French Revolution she moulded the heads of distinguished victims of the guillotine, starting with the king and queen. She came to England in 1802, and stayed until her death
8 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Throughout the terror of the French Revolution she moulded the heads of distinguished victims of the guillotine, starting with the king and queen. She came to England in 1802, and stayed until her death
Edwardians in love by
Anita Leslie(
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13 editions published between 1972 and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 258 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The author recalls with gleeful pleasure the country-house set that surrounded the Prince of Wales in its last fling before it disappeared forever during the First World War
13 editions published between 1972 and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 258 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The author recalls with gleeful pleasure the country-house set that surrounded the Prince of Wales in its last fling before it disappeared forever during the First World War
Jennie : the life of Lady Randolph Churchill by
Anita Leslie(
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16 editions published between 1969 and 1975 in English and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a biography of Jeanette Jerome, the American wife of Lord Randolph Churchill and the mother of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
16 editions published between 1969 and 1975 in English and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a biography of Jeanette Jerome, the American wife of Lord Randolph Churchill and the mother of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Rodin, immortal peasant by
Anita Leslie(
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7 editions published between 1937 and 1939 in English and held by 247 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1937 and 1939 in English and held by 247 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Randolph : the biography of Winston Churchill's son by
Anita Leslie(
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5 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cousin Randolph by
Anita Leslie(
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7 editions published in 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cousin Clare : the tempestuous career of Clare Sheridan by
Anita Leslie(
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5 editions published in 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Train to nowhere : one woman's war : ambulance driver, reporter, liberator by
Anita Leslie(
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7 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Train to Nowhere is a war memoir seen through the sardonic eyes of Anita Leslie, a funny and vivacious young woman who reports on her experiences with a dry humour, finding the absurd alongside the tragic. Daughter of a baronet and first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill, she joined the Mechanized Transport Corps as a fully trained mechanic and ambulance driver during WWII, serving in Libya, Syria, Palestine, Italy, France and Germany. Ahead of her time, Anita bemoans `first-rate women subordinate to second-rate men, ' and, as the English army forbade women from serving at the front, joined the Free French Forces in order to do what she felt was her duty. Writing letters in Hitler's recently vacated office and marching in the Victory parade contrast with observations of seeing friends murdered and a mother avenging her son by coldly shooting a prisoner of war. Unflinching and unsentimental, Train to Nowhere is a memoir of Anita's war, one that, long after it was written, remains poignant and relevant. With a new introduction by Penny Perrick
7 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Train to Nowhere is a war memoir seen through the sardonic eyes of Anita Leslie, a funny and vivacious young woman who reports on her experiences with a dry humour, finding the absurd alongside the tragic. Daughter of a baronet and first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill, she joined the Mechanized Transport Corps as a fully trained mechanic and ambulance driver during WWII, serving in Libya, Syria, Palestine, Italy, France and Germany. Ahead of her time, Anita bemoans `first-rate women subordinate to second-rate men, ' and, as the English army forbade women from serving at the front, joined the Free French Forces in order to do what she felt was her duty. Writing letters in Hitler's recently vacated office and marching in the Victory parade contrast with observations of seeing friends murdered and a mother avenging her son by coldly shooting a prisoner of war. Unflinching and unsentimental, Train to Nowhere is a memoir of Anita's war, one that, long after it was written, remains poignant and relevant. With a new introduction by Penny Perrick
The fabulous Leonard Jerome by
Anita Leslie(
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11 editions published between 1954 and 1961 in English and German and held by 99 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1954 and 1961 in English and German and held by 99 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mr. Frewen of England: a Victorian adventurer by
Anita Leslie(
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4 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Love in a nutshell by
Anita Leslie(
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6 editions published between 1952 and 1961 in English and French and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1952 and 1961 in English and French and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Train to nowhere by
Anita Leslie(
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6 editions published between 1945 and 2013 in English and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1945 and 2013 in English and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mannerheim; an intimate picture of a great soldier and statesman by
Paul Rodzianko(
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4 editions published in 1940 in English and held by 35 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1940 in English and held by 35 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jennie : the mother of Winston Churchill by
Anita Leslie(
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5 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Churchill, Randolph Spencer Lady 1854-1921
- Jerome, Leonard 1818-1891
- Sheridan, Clare 1885-1970
- Churchill, Randolph S. (Randolph Spencer) 1911-1968
- Fitzherbert, Maria Anne 1756-1837
- Chichester, Francis Sir 1901-1972
- Chapman, Pauline
- Tussaud, Marie 1761-1850
- Edward VII King of Great Britain 1841-1910
- Rodin, Auguste 1840-1917
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Associated Subjects
Adventure and adventurers Ambulance drivers Artists Authors, English Biographers Biography Chichester, Francis,--Sir, Churchill, Randolph S.--(Randolph Spencer), Churchill, Randolph Spencer,--Lady, Courts and courtiers Edward--VII,--King of Great Britain, England English literature Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, France Frewen, Moreton, Great Britain Hospitals Jerome, Leonard, Journalists Leslie, Anita Love Mannerheim, Carl Gustaf Emil, Manners and customs Medical care Military participation--French Rodin, Auguste, Sailing Sculptors Sheridan, Clare, Travel Tussaud, Marie, Wax modellers West Indies--British West Indies Women ambulance drivers