James lees milne biography for kids
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JAMES LEES-MILNE WEBSITE
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1908-1931: James Lees-Milne was born on 6 August 1908. Both his parents came from minor landed families which had made industrial fortunes in the 19th century; but the money was fast disappearing and JLM would receive little of it, and that late in life.
James lees milne biography for kids
His father, whom he feared, was a man of many gifts, but an irascible bully; his beautiful mother, whom he adored, instilled in him a love of nature, but was consumed by vanity. They neglected their children and led largely separate lives.
JLM grew up a lonely, hypersensitive child, suffering from an inferiority complex. He spent much of his childhood wandering dreamily in the grounds of Wickhamford Manor, the atmospheric mediaeval property in Worcestershire which his parents had purchased around the time of his birth.
At Lockers Parkand Eton, he failed to shine at either work or games, and was regarded as dim and backward. Though shy and withdrawn, he formed passionate friendships