NB by J. C
Campbell, James, 1951-2022
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The N.B. column in the Times Literary Supplement, signed at the foot by J.C., occupied the back page of the paper for 13 years. For a decade before that, it was in the middle pages. That's roughly 60,000 words a year for 23 years. The purpose of the initials was not to disguise the author, but to offer complete freedom to the persona. J. C. was irreverent and whimsical. The book begins in 2000 and proceeds to 2020. The substantial Introduction offers a history of the TLS itself from birth through the precarious stages of its adaptation and survival. James Campbell began writing for it in 1980 and acted as an editor for 37 years, with six different editors: John Gross, Jeremy Treglown, Ferdinand Mount, Peter Stothard, Stig Abell and Martin Ivens.
Main title:
NB by J. C / James Campbell.
Author:
Campbell, James, 1951-, author
Imprint:
Manchester : Lives and Letters, 2022.
Collation:
320 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781800172883 (pbk)
Dewey class:
072.1
LC class:
PN5130
Language:
English
BRN:
3245561