Jonathan Boff

A romantic obsession: Precipice, by Robert Harris, reviewed

In the build-up to the Great War another drama unfolds, as the Prime Minister H.H. Asquith is seen to be distracted from politics by his infatuation with the beautiful Venetia Stanley

A colourised photograph of Venetia Stanley. [Alamy] 
issue 24 August 2024
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