Books written by Richard Davenport-Hines
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The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics
Written with encyclopedic scope, this candid, sober, hard-hitting history of the global drug trade takes the reader back five centuries to the origins of the modern narcotics industry in the Western world. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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The Universal Man
From the bestselling author of 'An English Affair', a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century.
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Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes
From the bestselling and award-winning author of 'An English Affair', a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century.
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An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo
A racy snapshot of Britain in the late 1950s and early 1960s, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Profumo affair.
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Auden
Auden's dedication as a writer was matched only by his commitment to challenging the received view of political and personal life.
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Enemies Within: Communists, the Cambridge Spies and the Making of Modern Britain
Division, that he could supply dirt on workers' militancy. Caillard gave him a retainer of £750 a year, with an additional £750 to pay informants (which Hughes probably pocketed).12 Another unreliable informant was George McMahon ...
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Universal Man: The Lives of John Maynard Keynes
... the painters Sir John Lavery, Sir Alfred Munnings and Sir William Orpen; the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens; authors as varied as Arnold Bennett, P. G. Wodehouse and H. G. Wells; Rothschilds, newspaper tycoons and trade union leaders.
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Ettie: The Intimate Life And Dauntless Spirit Of Lady Desborough
184 'She is devoted toyou' Viscount Milner to ED,27 June[?]1915, DERV C1863/5. 184 'It mustbe wonderful' JGtoED, 6 August 1914, DERV C1135/676; Thompson, Julian Grenfell, 213. 185 'such fun.. .marry a General'EDto Violet Asquith, ...
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Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew
Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, ‘Titanic Lives’ is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history.
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Proust at the Majestic: The Last Days of the Author Whose Book Changed Paris
Presents a study of the final days of the seminal author and discusses his upbringing, themes in his works, his rise as a famous writer, and the final months before his death.
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The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Social History of Drugs
... Synthetic Panics (1999),22. 14. Erich Goode, the American Marihuana Market Works', New Society, 11 June 1970, 'How 992–4. 15. Marks, 'Opium', 1439. 16. Richard Crossman, The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, III (1977), 836–7. 17.
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Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From
While many accounts of the Titanic’s voyage focus on the technical or mechanical aspects of why the ship sank, Voyagers of the Titanic follows the stories of the men, women, and children whose lives intersected on the vessel’s fateful ...
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Conservative Thinkers from All Souls College Oxford
Investigates historic strands of conservative thought and responds to the radical changes which many think have transformed the Conservative party into a populist movement upholding English nationalism.
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An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo
WINNER OF THE POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014.
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Edward VII (Penguin Monarchs): The Cosmopolitan King
Both reflected the personalities of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and pretty stiff; his no less grand, but much more relaxed and enjoyable. This book conveys Edward's distinct personality and significant influences.
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The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics
Drawing on evidence from five centuries, "The Pursuit of Oblivion" is considered the standard work on this subject of global importance.
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The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Social History of Drugs
'You'll find almost everything you ever wanted to know about drugs in this work, except how to get hold of them' Simon Garfield, FINANCIAL TIMES 'Everyone with any influence on government policy should read this book and wake up before it ...
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The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics 1500-2000
Examines how licit medicines developed into the commodity of a huge illicit bus.
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Gothic: Four Hundred Years of Excess, Horror, Evil and Ruin
Beginning with the eruption of Vesuvius in 1631, an event so powerful it created a new landscape and inspired the desolate and savage paintings of Salvator Rosa, Richard Davenport-Hines traces the evolution of the gothic imagination.
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A Night at the Majestic: Proust and the Great Modernist Dinner Party of 1922
'A Night at the Majestic' evokes the luxury and glamour of early 20th century Paris, the intellectual achievement of the modernist movement and the gossip, intrigue and scandal of aristocratic France.