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Greg Evans
Sep 15, 2019
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David Cameron's return to the spotlight has sparked a lot of intrigue and mockery but even he wouldn't have expected his bookshelf, of all things, to become a talking point.
In a feature that was published by The Times on Saturday Cameron is pictured in his nicely furnished home, complete with a full and impressive bookcase, featuring some impressive books.
However, in another picture taken in the same room, but this time featuring Samantha Cameron and her sister Emily Sheffield, the bookcase appeared to be ever so slightly different.
Anita Singh, the arts and entertainment editor for the Telegraph noticed that Ian Kershaw's acclaimed biography about Adolf Hitler was missing in the picture featuring the former prime minister.
If you're wondering why David Cameron's bottom shelf isn't quite full, it's because he hid the Hitler book before t… https://t.co/q2tgJvJaS3— Anita Singh (@Anita Singh) 1568498342
Of course, there is nothing wrong with Cameron studying the history of one of the 20th centuries most prominent and despised figures as Singh pointed out.
@DougMcCrae There’s nothing wrong with him owning it, I’m just tickled by the fact he’s taken it down— Anita Singh (@Anita Singh) 1568500546
That being said Mark Harrison, the photographer who took the pictures could neither confirm or deny where the book had gone.
@anitathetweeter Er, well as the photographer I can neither confirm nor deny— Mark Harrison (@Mark Harrison) 1568500601
People soon started to speculate as to where the book had disappeared to.
@anitathetweeter @janemerrick23 Maybe he's jusr rereading it again?— Negative-Wan (@Negative-Wan) 1568522531
@TripeUK @anitathetweeter @DougMcCrae He's taken it to The Shed as a little light reading. https://t.co/Ufsl8LUla2— Saboteur Aesop 🔵 (@Saboteur Aesop 🔵) 1568536219
When people really started to study the bookshelf they found other titles of note including 'Why Nations Fail' and a book on Gordon Brown as well as George Soros.
@anitathetweeter @Jsamahood https://t.co/AGdAsFqTKa— Daniel Benneworth-Gray (@Daniel Benneworth-Gray) 1568524999
@anitathetweeter Oh wow this sleuthing is 10/10 🕵🏻♀️! Also, what happened to the Bauhaus? Too socialist??— Jane Merrick (@Jane Merrick) 1568499268
@anitathetweeter Presumably he'll have his own chapter in the reprint of this. https://t.co/QGqLNwYzSq— Seankdla (@Seankdla) 1568499043
@anitathetweeter And the Gordon Brown book? (Happy to share the Pulitzer...)— Imran (@Imran) 1568498981
@anitathetweeter That’s such a scruffy bookshelf! Where’s the order? Why are holiday books rammed together with har… https://t.co/ZutLUYdGLJ— Rose Rose Rose (@Rose Rose Rose) 1568525870
@anitathetweeter @JillLawless That little table has really bugged me - they don't use it do they?— emma jacobs (@emma jacobs) 1568498835
@anitathetweeter Looks like he took out a biography of Gordon Brown too. Oh man, this is a fun game. 😋— Julia Smith (@Julia Smith) 1568533103
@anitathetweeter Love that they also removed 'Turn Me On Guv', even though it's just about horseracing, because it… https://t.co/cIIexEEihK— Betty (@Betty) 1568540128
@anitathetweeter @SamCoatesSky But he kept the “Soros” book, hello conspiracy nuts— Mhdjd (@Mhdjd) 1568535036
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