Tag: Harry Palin

Great-Uncle Harry

Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

by Michael Palin (Penguin, 2023); audiobook read by Michael Palin (Penguin Audio, 2023)

Book cover: “Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire” by Michael Palin (Penguin, 2023); audiobook read by Michael Palin (Penguin Audio, 2023)

Palin argues for his great uncle’s relevance but doesn’t really succeed. Assiduous research has seduced him into including too much detail about Harry’s parents, while the lengthy section on military service, illuminating of the First World War more generally, lacks biographical interest.

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