On moral courage

de Sir Compton Mackenzie

Compton Mackenzie searches for evidence of moral courage in the lives of famous people of the 20th century - many of whom he knew - like D.H. Lawrence, Oscar Wilde, Conan Doyle, Edwina Mountbatten and the Duke of Windsor; but by no means all his examples are well known people. Moral cowardice also occupies a large part of this book and in this connection he does not spare people in high places.