That Devil Wilkes

by Raymond W. Postgate

. with dustjacket, 1956 Dennis Dobson, clean copy

Genres: Biography

1000 pages, Hardcover

First published February 22, 1930

About the author

Raymond William Postgate (6 November 1896 – 29 March 1971) was an English socialist, writer, journalist and editor, social historian, mystery novelist, and gourmet who founded the Good Food Guide.

Reviews

[Vincent Hernot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very, very good: great style, very informed, wide-ranging, extremely readable.
And Wilkes was quite a figure, and I love the period, and it's very well done - and full of anecdotes that will stay with you
Highly recommended.