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Douglas Arnold Hyde (1911- 1996, was an English political journalist and writer. A communist, he was the news editor of the Daily Worker until 1948, when he resigned and converted to Catholicism. He gained an international reputation in the late 1940s and 1950s as a prominent and outspoken critic of communism. In 1950, he published an autobiography, I Believed: The Autobiography of a Former British Communist, detailing his political and religious journey . The book became a huge bestseller, selling over 10 million copies in all editions in th first 10 years. He became disillusioned with Catholoicism in the late 1960's , and later left the church, and prevented reprints of the book.
(Not to be confused with Douglas Hyde the former Irish President)
Light edgewear to the covers, bumps to corners, previous owners name to the free front endpaper. Originally published 1950, this ed from 1952.
