Ghost of a Chance: British Revolutionaries in 1919
The leader of the British Communist party, in reminiscence, described 1919 as ‘a period of golden opportunities’ that were lost by left-wing disarray. By David Mitchell.
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D’Annunzio, Dictator of Fiume, 1919-1920
David Mitchell introduces the Italian Romantic poet who played a brief part upon the European political stage.
Brothers of the Ideal: Some Reflections on the Spanish Civil War
On both sides, writes David Mitchell, during three years of conflict, political passions ran high.
Woodrow Wilson as World Saviour
David Mitchell describes the postwar peace-making efforts employed by Woodrow Wilson in 1919.
Queen of the Methodists: Selina, Countess of Huntingdon
David Mitchell describes the life of Selina, Countess of Huntingdon. In the history of the Methodist revolution an important part was played by this rich and enthusiastic lady, who devoted fifty years and much of her great fortune to the conversion of the upper classes.
Politics without Party: the Marquis of Halifax's Dream
David Mitchell introduces a seventeenth-century politician who hoped to see the art of government reduced to an exact science, free from “the noise and dirt of party strife.”
Marinetti, Futurist and Fascist
David Mitchell inspects Marinetti’s various admirations: the beauty of speed and war, and the destructive gestures of anarchists.