Never Judge a Man by His Umbrella

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From the cover: “The author is the son of Sir Claude Elliott, a former Head Master and Provost of Eton and a notable figure in the world of mountaineering. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. In the show, MI6 intelligence officer Nicholas Elliott (played by Lewis) is left in turmoil when he discovers his colleague and close friend Kim Philby had been working as a Soviet mole and has defected to the USSR. The song shares a title with Nicholas Elliott’s autobiography, and the quote “never judge a man by his umbrella” is also mentioned within the A Spy Among Friends show.

I had a 48-hour lightning trip to London for fun with fan friends and a fantastic evening of music at Hoxton Hall in East End with the one and only Damian Lewis and his fabulous band. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Change country: -Select- Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Ireland Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Vietnam Virgin Islands (U. Seriously, how many times do you need to travel to see a musician in action to qualify as a groupie?The song was inspired by Damian Lewis’s involvement the the miniseries A Spy Among Friends, based on the book by the same title written by Ben Macintyre.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Advertising Disclosure: Please note that many links to retailers are affiliate links, which yields a commission for us.This at least the second time I have read this book which is very well written, interesting and very modest about all Nicholas Elliott achieved - not much about his involvement with Philby etc but that is rather typical of the man - and the book was probably written while he was bound by the official secrets act.

First published 1991, reprinted 1992, (vi), 201pp, pages clean and crisp, firm binding, ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, unclipped dust jacket with only light wear to edges. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.The opening chapters of this always entertaining book contain an affectionate and amusing portrait of Sir Claude, both at Cambridge and at Eton, together with an account of his role as chairman of the Everest Committee in the contentious matter of the leadership of the successful expedition of 1953. Here he mentions that Philby said in interviews that he was content with his life in Moscow, but Elliott is bitter about his former friend: "He certainly did not deserve contentment from the day over fifty years ago on which he decided to betray his friends, his family and his country for a creed that is now universally discredited. The later parts of the book cover the author’s adult life of remarkable variety and extensive travel.