Yatterings

Edward Eager’s (1911 -  1964) quartet of books for children about time are strange and uneven. So far, I’ve not been able to find out much more about Eager than Wikipedia mentions but I might be looking in the wrong places. He was a playwright and lyricist but appears to have written the books to [...]

Just a quick note really but Ion Trewin (whose work I haven’t read yet – though it sounds like I should) has an interesting piece in the notion of “authorised” and “non-authorised” biographies in the Independent. I’ve occasionally wondered about the differences and how the author negotiates between reputation and access to material.
I suppose it [...]