In the course of conceiving and writing this book I have benefitted from the work and conversation of a number of people, in particular Jonathan Mallinson, Jacques Berchtold, Malcolm Cook, Kate Astbury, and Philip Robinson. During its production, Graham Nelson of Legenda has been consistently both efficient and kind.
My personal thanks to Fée Ringham, Karen Lacey and Martine Roberts; and as always to Coral.
I am grateful for the support provided by Birkbeck, University of London.