Allan Massie

Likely lads in their day

Simon Raven’s first novel, The Feathers of Death, was published in 1959

issue 01 September 2007

Simon Raven’s first novel, The Feathers of Death, was published in 1959

Simon Raven’s first novel, The Feathers of Death, was published in 1959 when I was in my second year at Cambridge. We fell on it with glee, as I remarked, a few weeks after Raven’s death, to a fellow-novelist, somewhat to her amazement.

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