Selected and edited by by Howard Watson, introduction by Anthony Blond. Sixteen pieces including 'Raven Sahib', 'The Serpent in Happy Valley', 'Charterhouse Pink I', some by Fielding Gray, his fictional alter ego; a fair introduction to this prolific author whose obituary in The Independent begins, 'Simon Raven was a cad. He had a passion for privilege, no sense of obligation, a fondness for beans on toast, and too much guilt about tipping waiters to be regarded as a gentleman'.
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