tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734048316401871872.post8879433850660070504..comments2023-10-30T10:22:20.272+00:00Comments on PeterOwenPublishers: Peter Vansittart (1920-2008)PeterOwenPublishershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07848409272196393835noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734048316401871872.post-2013022168348679732008-10-15T11:29:00.000+00:002008-10-15T11:29:00.000+00:00This is indeed a great loss although, since Secret...This is indeed a great loss although, since Secret Protocols was openly advertised as his last work, not unexpected.<BR/><BR/>Peter Vansittart is often described as one of the finest historical novelists of postwar years. I would go further. He was one of the greatest and most original English novelists of the 20th century. It is a travesty that he never received wider recognition in his lifetime.<BR/><BR/>Peter Owen's continued loyalty over so many years to an author who sold so few copies of his works is to be applauded. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com