I am indebted for information, material, stimulation and advice to very many others, who include Cathy Adeane, Alan Anderson, Paul Anderson, John Barnes, Heiner Becker, Mark Beeson, Dave Berry, Janet Biehl, David Bradshaw, E.E. Ivan AvakumoviĆ once bought me lunch in Vancouver I had some correspondence with George Woodcock and a very little with Tony Gibson and I have met Stuart Christie once or twice. I only met Edward Thompson on two or three occasions and so have had had to rely almost exclusively on his marvellous writings as well as the assistance of Dorothy Thompson. I also knew, but much less well, Albert Meltzer, Norman Potter, Geoffrey Ostergaard and Ronald Sampson (whose daughter, Elizabeth Sampson, I also need to thank). I have also enjoyed the friendship over many years of Carole Pateman, Nicolas Walter, Peter Marshall, Alan Carter and Vernon Richards. It is appropriate to mention here also Ben Read, Herbert Read’s youngest son and literary executor, the keeper of his father’s flame and an energetic support for all who write about him. I should thank too Jane Comfort, Nicholas Comfort, Jeanne Pallis, Michael Pallis, Ken Weller and Harriet Ward. I have had the privilege of knowing reasonably well two of my principal subjects, Alex Comfort and Chris Pallis, and a third, Colin Ward, extremely well, and I am indebted to them for answering my questions and providing me with access to their records. ![]() ![]() Priestley Library, University of Bradford (and its too little utilized Commonweal Collection) the British Library and the British Library of Political and Economic Science, London School of Economics (much appreciated for its open access to the shelves). I have also made great use of not only the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds, but also the J.B. ![]() For Che Mah without whose love, companionship, enjoyment of life and sense of fun it is improbable this book would ever have been writtenįirst I must thank the following institutions and their staff for access to various collections: International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam (Goldman Archive) University of Leeds (Central Records) Special Collections, Brotherton Library, University of Leeds (Mattison Collection and Read Library) University College London (Alex Comfort Papers) William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles Museum of People’s History, Manchester (Communist Party Archive) University of Reading (Routledge Archive) Sheffield Archives (Carpenter Collection) University of Victoria, Victoria, BC (Read Archive).
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