A CONTEMPLATION OF WINE

In this unique study of wine through the ages, journalist and World War I frontline reporter, H Warner Allen casts an observant eye over the way wine appears in literature.

About the author

Herbert Warner Allen (1881-1968) was a journalist and editor, with a talent for languages and a writer on multiple subjects including his wartime exploits, wine, detective novels (which are still in print, his sleuth being the wine expert, Mr William Clerihew), and on spirituality. In 1914 Warner was an official representative of the British press at the French front. In 1917 he was with the British in Italy and in 1918 he transferred to the American expeditionary force in France, and accompanied it as it occupied Germany. Harry Eyres is a well-known theater and wine critic, and writes for Country Life today.

Summary

In this unique study of wine through the ages, journalist and World War I frontline reporter, H Warner Allen casts an observant eye over the way wine appears in literature.

Product details

• Authors: H Warner Allen, H. Warner Allen
• Publisher: ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781913141257
• ISBN: 978-1-913141-25-7
• No. of pages: 262
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 154 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 392 g
• Series: Classic Editions
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Drinks; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies