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Great Uncle Harry

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  • An important historical record and a well-paced story in its own right.
  • A tremendous act of love.
  • A blend of biography, history, travelogue, and personal memoir.
  • Great-Uncle Harry is an utterly compelling account of an ordinary man who led an extraordinary life.
  • Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry.
  • Michael was determined to find out more about him.
  • Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could.
  • He studied every relevant official document.
  • He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters.
  • He pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them.

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