Valentine Chirol was a unique figure on the world stage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book paints a portrait of a man at the heart of the greatest events of his period. Including sources and extracts from Chirol's own skilful writing, it provides a view of world history at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Linda B. Fritzinger studied at New York University and Cambridge University. She is currently an independent scholar working and living in New York City.
TLS 'Linda Fitzinger is a sympathetic but not partisan biographer. With great narrative verve and skill she has provided a fascinating and compelling portrait of a strange, vulnerable, mysterious man- diplomat, linguist and extremely gifted journalist' -A.J.A. Morris
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