Description
Pre-owned. It was while working as Lord Montagu’s secretary, on the weekly magazine The Car, that the pair began a passionate affair that ended in tragedy; Eleanor was drowned on 30 December 1915 when the SS Persia, on which she was travelling with Lord Montagu to India, was torpedoed without warning by a German U-Boat. It is with kind permission from John Scott Montagu’s son, Edward Scott Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, that we are printing three poems written by his father: The Silver Fairy which was written as a tribute to The Spirit of Ecstacy, and two love poems – Woman’s Love and The Morning and the Evening Star. Excerpts from the poems feature throughout the book. In Good condition with no tears or tanning. Slight creasing to the dust jacket. Hardcover. Published by Rolls-royce Enthusiasts Club / St James’s House 2010
