It (Andre Malraux's The Psychology of Art)was too expensive to buy but I located a copy of this luminous book in the Manchester Art Gallery; and i had to make several journeys by motor-cycle, often through sleet and snow until I had finished it.

“I could hardly wait for following chapters, which arrived in dribs and drabs, a…”

“There are good books, indifferent books, and bad books. Amongst the good books …”

“Ah! Books don't come all that often, at least not my way. Andre Malraux's The P…”

“Fynn disguise nobody but Fynn. At the time of writing I have known him for a co…”