The King's speech : how one man saved the British monarchy / Mark Logue and Peter Conradi.
Presents the life of the Australian speech therapist who helped the English king, George VI, overcome a lifelong speech disorder and become an eloquent leader of his people during the difficult days of World War II.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781402786761
- ISBN: 140278676X
- Physical Description: xiv, 242 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Sterling, 2010.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-232) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- God save the King -- The "common colonial" -- Passage to England -- Growing pains -- Diagnosis -- Court dress with feathers -- The calm before the storm -- Edward VIII's 327 days -- In the shadow of the coronation -- After the coronation -- The path to war -- "Kill the Austrian house painter" -- Dunkirk and the dark days -- The tide turns -- Victory -- The last words.
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- Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953.
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George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952.
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 > Friends and associates.
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002.
Speech therapists > Australia > Biography.
Speech disorders > Patients > Biography.
Speech therapy > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Speech therapy > History.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers.
Great Britain > History > George VI, 1936-1952.
Great Britain > History > 20th century. - Genre:
- Biographies.
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