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PREFACE 15

am able to contribute to the series of which he is the editor. And over recent
years I have been fortunate in having many enjoyable interactions with Brian
Street, here in London, where we have put our ideas next to each other, certainly
with great benefit to me.
And then there are those whose work is essential for there to be books at all.
Louisa Semlyen provided me with the constant encouragement of just the right
mixture of juicy carrot and barely wielded stick through the longish period of
gestation of this book. I give her my sincerest thanks for her support. Academic
work goes side by side with the work of life, and life is lived with many others.
Of those others Jill Brewster’s never-failing support has made possible what I
have achieved.