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- ID
- c194
- Title
- "Peter Hebdon: An Appreciation."
- Genre
- Essay
- Page Count
- 2
- Word Count
- 700
- Publication Year
- 1974
- Document Types
- Full-text Online
- Autobiographical
This undated essay about a member of the publishing firm of Michael Joseph (Bates's publisher from 1944 onwards) recalls their mutual appreciation of football and praises Hebdon's genial temperament.
The book also includes an extract from The Blossoming World (pp. 117-118) relating Bates's first meeting with Michael Joseph.
In At the Sign of the Mermaid — Fifty Years of Michael Joseph (London: Michael Joseph, 1986, pp. 95-96, attached).
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