An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
241. Young Churchill: Prisoner and Fugitive (Part 3)
October 10, 2022
Description
In the final instalment of our series on Young Churchill, learn how Churchill escaped a prisoner of war camp in the Boer War, becoming an imperialist hero. Discover how Churchill sought shelter in...
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Books Referenced
Kidnapped
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Context:
Churchill read this book while hiding in the mine during his escape - 'He's got Stephen's, Robert Louis Stephen's, all things with him. So he reads Kidnapped. He says, he finds it very thrilling.'