Darn good question, Antoine. While I don't know the answer, I would suspect that (as is usually the case), the Daily Telegraph was providing the financial backing for the project - which undoubtably was extremely expensive.
Jonathan Hayes -------------- Original message from "Antoine Capet" <[email protected]>: -------------- > Many thanks for the link : > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/7352232/Winston-C > > hurchill.html > > A really complicated life! > > There is a passage in the obituary which I do not understand : > > "When Randolph Churchill died in 1968, Churchill wanted to take on the > biography of Sir Winston that his father had begun. But Lord Hartwell, > proprietor of the Telegraph, with whom the decision lay, engaged the > academic Martin Gilbert, who went on to produce a classic. " > > Why should the proprietor of the Daily Telegraph have a say on Randolph > Churchill's successor for the Official Biography? From where did he derive > this (heavy) privilege? > > Best wishes to all, > > Antoine Capet, > Rouen (France) > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To > unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
