From inside front jacket: "When these diaries were first published in 1966-68, they were widely acclaimed as an incomparable record of their period. Harold Nicolson was near the center of public events as a member of Parliament from 1935 to 1945, and as junior minister in Churchill's wartime government. But his activities were not confined to politics. He was a well-known writer, journalist and broadcaster, and the friend of many of the most eminent men and women of his day. His wife was the poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, and together they created the famous garden at Sissinghurst. This volume is the abridgement of the three original volumes, and incorporates many extracts from his diaries and letters, which have not previously been published."
From inside front jacket: "When these diaries were first published in 1966-68, they were widely acclaimed as an incomparable record of their period. Harold Nicolson was near the center of public events as a member of Parliament from 1935 to 1945, and as junior minister in Churchill's wartime government. But his activities were not confined to politics. He was a well-known writer, journalist and broadcaster, and the friend of many of the most eminent men and women of his day. His wife was the poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, and together they created the famous garden at Sissinghurst. This volume is the abridgement of the three original volumes, and incorporates many extracts from his diaries and letters, which have not previously been published."