Description:
This book is a celebration of Masterpiece Theater's first decade. Alistair Cooke has converted introductory talks into essays about history and personalities and literary works that inspired and shaped the programs. he included acute studies of such Continentals as Tlstoy, Flaubert, Balzac, and Dostoyevsky. Arranged chronologically from Henry the V111 to World War 11. Absolutely amazing and a treasure that is timeless.