"The Happy Years 1944-1948: Cecil Beaton's Diaries" 1972 BEATON, Cecil Dressing Gowns/ Robes by that vein of sadness

by that vein of sadness which must colour the day-dreams of all of us at the present time

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will be fascinating to any reader who enjoys a good story

Wonderfully clear and witty descriptions and writing

"The Happy Years 1944-1948: Cecil Beaton's Diaries" 1972 BEATON, Cecil Dressing Gowns/ Robes by that vein of sadnessBEATON, Cecil [248] pp. Weidenfeld and Nicolson Second Impression 1972 8 3 4" x 5 7 8" Beaton's third volume covers 1944 48. In 1944 Beaton, as official photographer for the Ministry of Information, was sent to Paris to arrange an exhibition of war photographs. While there he renewed his acquaintance with Picasso and encountered many other famous faces, including Gide, Cocteau and Gertrude Stein. The war over, Beaton the photographer became Beaton the