Beverley Nichols A Life Author:Bryan Connon Timber Press reissued Beverley Nicholss delightful Merry Hall trilogy over the last few years, and it has sparked renewed interest in this unjustly neglected writer. He burst onto the literary scene not long after his studies at Oxford, and his versatility was impressive; his successes included novels, plays, childrens stories, biography, politi... more »cal commentary, and books on religion, travel, and gardening. He also composed for the musical stage and ghostwrote the autobiography of the famous singer Nellie Melba. He moved in fashionable and artistic circles where he attained a certain measure of celebrity.« less