Ernest Gowers Plain Words and Forgotten Deeds
Draws on previously inaccessible family archives to penetrate the anonymity and public reticence of one of Britain's great twentieth century civil servants. Gowers was highly influential in public policy throughout his long civil service career, which beg
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Ernest Gowers Plain Words and Forgotten Deeds Ann Scott Adjunct Professor, School of Social Science The University of Queensland, Australia
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