“Already a connoisseur of boredom, Tony extended his acquaintance with Salisbury's furnished lodgings and the cheap residential hotels of Andover.” — Hilary Spurling Copy Share Image
“Much of his time at Oxford passed by his own account under a dark cloud of listlessness and depression. He was dismayed… — Hilary Spurling Copy Share Image
“Small, inquisitive and solitary, the only child of an only son, growing up in rented lodgings or hotel rooms, constantly on the… — Hilary Spurling Copy Share Image