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100 1 _aViollis, Andrée,
_d1870-1950
245 1 0 _aLord Northcliffe
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-04-08
508 _aClaudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
520 _a"Lord Northcliffe" by Andrée Viollis is a historical biography written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the life, character, and impact of Lord Northcliffe, a dominant figure in British journalism. Through the lens of Viollis’s journalistic skill, the book offers insight into both Northcliffe’s personal trajectory and his broad influence on British public opinion and policy, especially during times of national crisis. The opening of this biography introduces Lord Northcliffe through anecdotes and character sketches that establish him as a formidable presence in British society—described as both a force of nature and of science. It traces his family background, early passion for journalism, and rapid ascent in the newspaper world, including revolutionary innovations like the launch of the Daily Mail. Viollis details Northcliffe’s work ethic, personal habits, and managerial style, his pivotal role in alerting Britain to the German threat before World War I, and his enduring rivalry with political adversaries. These beginning chapters paint Northcliffe as not just a media mogul, but also as an indefatigable patriot and visionary, actively shaping the public discourse and national preparedness leading up to and during the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cParis: Librairie Bernard Grasset, 1919
653 _aPublishers and publishing -- Great Britain -- Biography
653 _aNorthcliffe, Alfred Harmsworth, Viscount, 1865-1922
856 4 _uhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k3360882k/f5.item
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75815
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