Old Berkhamstedians: Graham Greene, Alexander Goehr, Michael Meacher, Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, George Pearkes

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Graham Greene, Alexander Goehr, Michael Meacher, Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, George Pearkes, Hugh Greene, Bill Tilman, Richard Mabey, Richard Field, Robin Knox-Johnston, Frank Smythe, Claud Cockburn, A. K. Chesterton, Peter Quennell, Randolph Aston, Bill Fiske, Baron Fiske, Kit Wright, Mark Boxer, Colin Buchanan, Mark Mans, Clifford Allen, 1st Baron Allen of Hurtwood, Michael Podro, Keith Mans, Arthur Mayo, Antony Hopkins, Henry Atkins, David Parry-Evans, Philip Trousdell, Algernon Methuen, Colin Scott, Rex Tremlett, Francis West, Harold Beardmore, Robert Hodson, Henry Maddocks, Christopher Hum. Excerpt: Henry Graham Greene, OM, CH (2 October 1904 - 3 April 1991) was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world. Greene was notable for his ability to combine serious literary acclaim with widespread popularity. Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic novelist rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four major Catholic novels: Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Heart of the Matter and The End of the Affair. Several works such as The Confidential Agent, The Third Man, The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana and The Human Factor also show an avid interest in the workings of international politics and espionage. Greene suffered from bipolar disorder, which had a profound effect on his writing and personal life. In a letter to his wife Vivien, he told her that he had "a character profoundly antagonistic to ordinary domestic life," and that "unfortunately, the disease is also one's material." Blue plaque commemorating Graham Greene's Birthplace in BerkhamstedHenry Graham Greene was bo...