{"product_id":"cunninghame-graham-a-critical-biography-paperback-9780521090094","title":"Cunninghame Graham; A Critical Biography (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521090094","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCunninghame Graham\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Biography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eR. B. Cunninghame Graham (1852–1936) was one of the most brilliant and mercurial characters of his day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCedric Watts (Author), Laurence Davies (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521090094, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 November 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eR. B. Cunninghame Graham (1852–1936) was one of the most brilliant and mercurial characters of his day. Known as 'Don Roberto' and 'the Modern Don Quixote' because of his Spanish blood and impetuous life-style, and as 'the Uncrowned King of Scotland' because of his descent from King Robert II, he was a paradoxical man whose career was astonishingly varied. After an early period as an adventurer, when he worked as a cattle-rancher and horse-dealer in South America and Texas, he embarked on a stormy political career. He was the first socialist in Parliament, was gaoled after assailing the police at the Battle of Trafalgar Square on Bloody Sunday, 1887, later became the founder and president of the first Labour Party, and was eventually elected president of the Scottish National Party. Meanwhile he travelled in Morocco disguised as an Arab sheik and prospected for gold in Spain.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Earlier Years: 1. 1852–77: Origins and Early Travels\u003cbr\u003e 2. 1878–85: Marriage, Texas, Scotland\u003cbr\u003e 3. 1886–8: First Years in Parliament\u003cbr\u003e 4. 1888–92: After Trafalgar Square\u003cbr\u003e 5. 1892–1900: Travels, Anti-Imperialism, the Last Years at Gartmore\u003cbr\u003e 6. Friendships\u003cbr\u003e 7. Early Writings\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Later Years: 8. Further Literary Matters\u003cbr\u003e 9. His Later Political Career\u003cbr\u003e 10. Friendships and Relationships\u003cbr\u003e 11. Later Writings\u003cbr\u003e 12. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003972079896,"sku":"9780521090094","price":37.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521090094i.jpg?v=1694969486","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cunninghame-graham-a-critical-biography-paperback-9780521090094","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}