{"product_id":"9780571290703-farewell-the-trumpets","title":"Farewell the Trumpets","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. With characteristic balance, this masterpiece of narrative history describes the long retreat and final dissolution of the British Empire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The \u003ci\u003ePax Britannica Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e includes \u003ci\u003eHeaven's Command: An Imperial Progress \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire. \u003c\/i\u003eTogether these three works of history trace the dramatic rise and fall of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. Jan Morris is also world-renowned for her collection of travel writing and reportage, spanning over five decades and including such titles as \u003ci\u003eVenice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoronation Everest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpain,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Writer's World \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently, \u003ci\u003eContact!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The British Empire is fortunate in having found in Morris a chronicler and memorialist who can do it justice. Morris writes with inspired gusto, firmly rooted in erudition, which carries the book into the realms of literature.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of our finest writers on Empire - alive to its glory, yet with a beady eye for the corruptions and failures which were at its heart, along with the dreams.' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30322408226913,"sku":"9780571290703","price":24.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36343495_84abd4ae-cb8b-434b-9725-275156d1bca4.jpg?v=1759430460","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571290703-farewell-the-trumpets","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}