[Herald Wilson sold his memorie to Sunday Times]

Summary

This untitled English newspaper clipping reports that Harold Wilson has sold his memoirs to the Sunday Times for a very large sum. It says that even Times staff were reportedly reluctant to disclose the price, while an estimate places Wilson’s fee between $576,000 and $624,000.

The clipping presents the transaction as a humorous item about the commercial value of a former prime minister’s memoirs, concluding that the payment was sufficient to reverse Wilson’s financial losses. The visible source line reads “Times, August 9”; no year, byline, or formal title is printed.

Key points

• The clipping concerns Harold Wilson’s memoirs.
• Wilson reportedly sold the memoirs to the Sunday Times.
• The reported payment was described as exceptionally large.
• The estimated fee ranged between $576,000 and $624,000.
• The item jokes that the income could turn Wilson’s financial losses into gains.
• The visible source attribution is “Times, August 9,” without a year.