A Prelude to Immortality

This is the incredible story of why and how Winston Churchill, in his mid-50s, decided to write an autobiography designed to reshape his image and to reduce an overwhelming personal debt burden. The book, My Early Life, emerged from a truly Churchillian writing process that was both complicated and highly focused.

An extensive dictation process, using both external research and his own previously written materials, created a rough draft. Then, additional researchers, reviewers, and publishers on two continents helped mould the final product.

My Early Life is Churchill's Aeneid, and many sections approach lyric poetry in the style of writing and in its visual and emotional impact. How all this came about is described and analysed in A Prelude to Immortality. It further explores just how successful an endeavour this was and the global impact this book has had on literature and as a source for educational and literary publications.