Precipice

This is fiction, but its subject is very germane to our Collection. It is about the relationship between Herbert Asquith and Venetia Stanley from just before the outbreak of war to the period of the war itself. AS the author points out, all the letters from Asquith to Stanley are absolutely genuine, as are the telegrams, newspaper reports and official documents, and also the correspondence between Stanley and Edwin Montagu.It is just the letters from Stanley to Asquith that are imagined by the Author. AS well as being a very good read, the book is useful for those who wish to delve a little deeper into this relationship, and how it may have had some sort of effect on the course of the war.