John Preston

The Etonian peer who became an assistant to a Mexican commie

A review of The Red Earl: The Extraordinary Life of the 16th Earl of Huntingdon, by Selina Hastings. A daughter's biography characterized by a beguiling mix of tenderness and puzzlement

Jack' in his St John’s Wood studio, his portrait of Luisa Casati on the easel. [Getty Images]
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  • The Red Earl: The Extraordinary Life of the 16th Earl of Huntingdon

    Selina Hastings

    Bloomsbury, pp. 212

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