readme.txt
Simon Raven (1927-2001)
Competent introduction in Wikipedia, but fails to mention the wonderful transparency of his style-as fine
as any of his contemporaries; the addictive nature of his novels; the strange combination of rottenness
and honour to be found within his characters; and most of all, the fact that he produced some very, very
funnt writing.
A forgotten aspect is the undoubted impact of his TV plays, which demolished the Establishment from
within. Single TV dramas were attracting audiences of ten to fifteen million in the mid-60's.
Raven's view of the world was coloured by his education. He had the good fortune to go to a prep
school whose headmaster loved to play with his charges' penises. At public school he indulged his sexual
urges vigorously before being caught and sacked. Even the most heterosexual of his characters was
likely to appreciate the erotic allure of a "delicious" boy.
Favourite quotation: "Please, sir, may I bugger you, sir?"
The download links below point to large files. These contain raw JPG scans. I'm sorry I have had no time
to OCR these.
1950-1964
http://www54.zippyshare.com/v/3rJLgDV3/file.html
1965-1972
http://www31.zippyshare.com/v/pBgmPpQZ/file.html
1974-1984
http://www40.zippyshare.com/v/npww3CRR/file.html
1985-1989
http://www56.zippyshare.com/v/JVWRRGLq/file.html
1990-2002
http://www16.zippyshare.com/v/kFuYKVNM/file.html
The actual books are:
1950-an inch of fortune
1959a-the feathers of death
1959b-brother cain
1959-the establishment-raven
1960-doctors wear scarlet
1961-the english gentleman
1962-close of play
1963-boys will be boys
1964-the rich pay late
1965-friends in low places
1966-royal foundation
1966-the sabre squadron
1967-fielding gray
1968-the judas boy
1970-places where they sing
1971-sound the retreat
1972-come like shadows
1974-bring forth the body
1976-the fortunes of fingal
1976-the survivors
1980-the roses of picardie
1982-shadows on the grass
1983-september castle
1984-morning star
1985-the face of the waters
1986-the old school
1988-before the cock crow
1988-new seed for old
1988-the old gang
1989-bird of ill omen
1989-blood of my bone
1990-in the image of god
1990-is there anybody there
1992-the troubadour
1994-the islands of sorrow
1996-the captain
1997-remember your grammar
2002-the world of simon raven
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