The Life and Times of Allen Lane by Jeremy Lewis
A mischievous, quixotic, oddly endearing figure who loathed meetings and paperwork Lane combined ruthlessness with affability, courage with moral cowardice, loyalty with unpredictability. Few publishers are remembered after their lifetimes: Allen Lane is a rare exception to the rule.
Jeremy Lewis worked in publishing for much of his life after leaving Trinity College Dublin in 1965. He was a director of Chatto & Windus for ten years, and the Deputy Editor of the London Magazine from 1990-'94. He has been the Commissioning Editor of the Oldie since 1997. He has written two highly praised volumes of autobiography, Playing for Time and Kindred Spirits, and edited The Chatto Book of Office Life. His authorised biography of Cyril Connolly was published by Jonathan Cape in 1997, and his life of Tobias Smollett in 2003. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he is married with two daughters, and lives near Richmond Park.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780670914852 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670914851 |
| Title | The Life and Times of Allen Lane |
| Author | Jeremy Lewis |
| Series | Penguin Specials |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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