Description |
xiv, 242 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-232) and index. |
Summary |
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. |
Contents |
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. |
Subject |
Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953.
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Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953 -- Friends and associates.
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George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952.
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George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Friends and associates.
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Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002.
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Speech therapists -- Australia -- Biography.
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Speech disorders -- Patients -- Biography.
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Speech therapy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers.
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Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952.
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Added Author |
Conradi, Peter.
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ISBN |
9781402786761: $14.95 |
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140278676X |
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