Anne de Courcy

The many lives of George Weidenfeld, legendary publisher and ladies’ man

Born in a poor quarter of Vienna, the refugee took London by storm, married four times, survived financial ruin and died eulogised the world over

George Weidenfeld in his library. [Getty Images]
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  • The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing

    Thomas Harding

    Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pp. 336, £20

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