The embodiment of mens sana in corpore sano rowed across the Channel, swam the Niagara basin twice and became an MP. He and his wife were intimate with the ‘Souls’.
Titan of the Thames: The Life of Lord Desborough
£25.00
Edition:Hardback978180018279008/02/2024
Categories: 01. New Year 2024: Biography & Memoir, Biography, Letters & Diaries, New Year 2024, Sport
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