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My Early Life

By: Winston Churchill
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
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One of the classic volumes of autobiography, My Early Life is a lively and colourful account of a young man's quest for action, adventure and danger. Churchill's schooldays are undistinguished, but he is admitted to Sandhurst and embarks on a career as a soldier and a war correspondent, seeing action in Cuba, in India, in the Sudan - where he took part in the battle of Omdurman, of which he gives us a stirring account - and finally in South Africa.

Taken prisoner by the Boers, Churchill makes a daring escape. Back home he embarks on the political career that is to make him one of Britain's most distinguished parliamentarians.

First published in 1930, when Churchill's most testing time still lay ahead of him, My Early Life is memorable both as an adventure-story and as an account of the events and influences that helped to shape the career of a great Englishman.

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Fascinating Adventures • Captivating War Accounts • Masterful Narration • Eloquent Prose • Witty Storytelling
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Churchhill was a master of the English language and sentence structure. The performance of the reading of this book was so well done you could not imagine that Churchhill had not read it himself. this was a great book – – very entertaining and very educational. I give it my highest possible recommendation.

What other book might you compare My Early Life to and why?

I have approximately 25 audio books in my library. Nothing compares to this book.

What about Frederick Davidson’s performance did you like?

Frederick Davidson was Winston Churchhill. It is that simple…

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The entire book was filled with information, education, and humor. It was not a doll moment.

Well written-Well Read

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rich in historical fact and brilliantly layer out for us to enjoy. I look forward to learning a lot more after reading this book

loved it

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I love biographies of great historical figures, Churchill being perhaps my favorite of all. Who better to give insight into his formative years, than the man himself. The subject matter is fascinating and his writing style is eloquent and witty. The world was lucky to have such a man. Top notch statesman, and top notch writer.

Performance was near perfect. Reader managed to effortlessly evoke Churchill, without doing a caricature.

Performance fantastic, subject endlessly enthralling. Maybe the perfect audio book. Worthy to be listened to time and again.

Perfect audio book?

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Unfamiliar geography and language sometimes made it difficult to understand but overall a great story!

great story

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Where does My Early Life rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Middle, although I found Churchill's life fascinating and riveting at times, at times it was a little boring.

Which scene was your favorite?

When he escaped from the Boar's, it was very exciting.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The Early life of a very interesting man

Any additional comments?

I read a book that was more like cliff notes, but this was so much better.

They say life is better than fiction and it true

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David Case (AKA: Frederick Davidson) narrated the book so masterfully that I forgot on several occasions that it was not narrated by Churchill himself. If David Case were still alive, I would have him narrate all books written by Churchill!

Fantastic performance of an extraordinary book

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Very well-written first-person history introduces the reader to WINSTON CHURCHILL in his own words. His language is articulate and often employs precisely the right word. Gain great insight into a variety of world events at the turn of the 19th - 20th Century as be personally introduced, in brief remarks, to many historical figures.

Meet a self-assured, arrogant world leader.

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Great narration that sounded like Churchill's voice. Lots and lots of history. Highly recommend.

Great story of, and by, a great man.

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Churchill was a brilliant memoirist. A true aristocratic Victorian, with everything that implies. It is very wry, with understated self-reflection. Frederick Davidson is the perfect narrator.

Brilliant

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A great story. Want more. Loved it. How one person could pack that much, in to a book is beyond me.

Excellent Story.

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