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Article: Diary of a nobody; James Lees-Milne was an unashamed snob and social climber. The 11th volume of his journals has just been published - and it makes surprisingly addictive reading.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 25, 2004
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Byline: DAVID SEXTON
JAMES Lees-Milne was absurd.
He was an utter snob. He loved to frequent people with ancient titles, living in great houses. His lifetime's achievement was to enable more of these people with ancient titles to carry on living in their great houses through that strange English institution whereby the masses support the nobles - the National Trust.
He was primarily homosexual but he got married, nonetheless, to a lesbian, in an arrangement similar to that created by his hero, Harold Nicolson, with Vita Sackville West (with whom his wife had an affair). He doted on his dog Folly but he loathed children and their noisiness. As ...
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