{"product_id":"9780141977386","title":"9780141977386","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by Philip Ziegler, one of Britain's most celebrated biographers, \u003ci\u003eGeorge VI\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIf Ethelred was notoriously 'Unready' and Alfred 'Great', King George VI should bear the title of 'George the Dutiful'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his life, George dedicated himself to the pursuit of what he thought he ought to be doing rather than what he wanted to do. Inarticulate and loathing any sort of public appearances, he accepted that it was his destiny to figure conspicuously in the public eye, gritted his teeth, battled his crippling stammer and got on with it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was not born to be king, but he made an admirable one, and was the figurehead of the nation at the time of its greatest trial, the Second World War. This is a brilliant, touching and sometimes funny book about this reluctant public figure, and the private man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Ziegler\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the authorised biographies of Mountbatten, Harold Wilson and Edward Heath. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Duchess of Dino\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilliam IV\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Death\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently \u003ci\u003eOlivier\u003c\/i\u003e. Initially a diplomat, he worked for many years in book publishing before becoming a full-time writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108864966896,"sku":"9780141977386","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141977386_p0.jpg?v=1763655887","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141977386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}