KP/JK/7/1 - 'Strange Diplomat', The Spectator, 29/12/1939

Reference code

KP/JK/7/1

Level of description

Item

Title

'Strange Diplomat', The Spectator, 29/12/1939

Date/s

29/12/1939

Personal name

Kenney, Rowland, 1882-1961

Creator

H.W.H.

Creator

Spectator, The

Administrative/Biographical history

publisher

Scope and content

This is a review of Rowland Kenney's autobiography 'Westering', published in The Spectator. The reviewer, H. W. H., emphasises Rowland’s far from traditional rise through the ranks and praises his work as an “engrossing story”. The text of the review references a section of the memoir entitled 'Bondage', which refers to Rowland’s civil service career and emphasises his socialist commitments. “Rebel though he may be at heart,” H. W. H. writes, “Mr Kenney keeps the heart well controlled by the head, and his political judgements are sincere and sound.”

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright: The Spectator magazine. All rights reserved. Creative Commons: The image of the article is available within Creative Commons BY-NC and all copyright and the source must be attributed. The image must not be used for commercial purposes.

Existence and location of copies

A digital copy may be viewed at Suffragette Stories: https://suffragettestories.omeka.net/items/show/105

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