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David Ward

David Ward is a British peer. He is the author of the musical 'Galileo' and has recorded numerous albums over the decades.
Essays

Between Willows and Walls: The 1960s at Eton College

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  There’s no doubt that the possibility of enrolment in what is generally considered to be the world’s most renowned public school should be regarded...
Pages from a Diary

Sunlight, Scandals, and Sea Spray: Summer of ’59

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Part One: Juan-Les-Pins--Comic Books, Cold Chicken, and the Hotel Juana The summer vacation that I was fortunate enough to experience, one school term prior to...
Pages from a Diary

Of Silver Spoons and August Moons

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"Jack Kennedy, Joe’s second son, had just reached his twenties, and my mother had two or three years on him, but he was soon deeply smitten by her Latin charms."
Pages from a Diary

Experiences of London’s Popular Music in the Nineteen-Sixties

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A decade of musical vibrancy—from Hendrix’s first London gig to Jagger’s troublesome locks

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