- My Life (Oswald Mosley autobiography)
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My Life 
Author(s) Oswald Mosley Country United Kingdom Language English Genre(s) Autobiography Publisher Nelson Publication date 1968 Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Pages 521 ISBN 0171420098 OCLC Number 245659224 My Life is the autobiography of the British Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley. It was published in 1968.
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Release
The book was published in 1968. To coincide with the release of the book, the BBC broadcast a Panorama special, seen by a record audience.[1]
The book was later released in the United States, promotion included Mosley and his wife Diana's appearing on Good Morning America in support of the book.[1]
Reception
Commercially the book was a success, becoming a best-seller. Mosley's wife Diana Mosley, provided samples of critical reviews in her own autobiography A Life of Contrasts.
"Mosley is a superb political thinker, the best of our age." A.J.P. Taylor[1]
"The only living Englishman who could perfectly well have been either Conservative or Labour prime minister," Malcolm Muggeridge[1]
"He displays yet another talent, for it is the best-written volume of memoirs emanating from my generation." Sir Colin Coote[1]
"In the field of ideas he was a creative force," Lord Longford[1]
"We are confronted by a man of powerful will and bold intelligence, self-disciplined, by no means lacking in shrewdness or even humour, a spell-binding speaker, a truly formidable figure" Colin Welch, Daily Mail[1]
"memorable and important pieces of writing." Christopher Sykes[1]
References
External links
Categories:- Biography book stubs
- 1968 books
- Fascist books
- Political autobiographies
- Fascism in the United Kingdom
- British autobiographies
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