The Strangled Cry of the Writer-In-Residence - Softcover

Written by Duncan McLaren, 'The Strangled Cry of the Writer-In-Residence' was one of only 2000 copies produced to concide with the Queen's Jubilee celebrations by Grizedale Books, Cumbria, UK. Was published 2002, 104pp. The book is a chapter extracted from the work-in-progress entitled 'The Casebook of Non-Sherlock Holmes' where the author uses the experiences from travelling to meet with curators & visual artists, etc to pull together original material for a book. Each case (chapter) is a self-contained narrative, but all are linked with the author's desire to fully engage with his correspondents. This book involves him writing about John Ruskin and Ruskin's house Brantwood in the Lake District, on the occasion of a residency at the Grizedale Sculpture Trust. Readers might like to try the author's earlier book 'Personal Delivery'