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Ric Sissons

Ric Sissons reviews 'Backstage at the Revolution' by John Bryson

December 1988, no. 107 01 December 1988
Ric Sissons reviews 'Backstage at the Revolution' by John Bryson
‘Dissatisfied’ summarises in a single word how I felt after reading Backstage at the Revolution. Dissatisfied not by John Bryson’s undoubtedly eloquent prose but by the publishing and marketing concept of the book. As a politics and current affairs publisher, collections of essays arrive on my desk many times each year and are inevitably rejected. The authors are often well known, with an e ... (read more)