Good news 1: I have just received a lovely copy of Merrie England by Nunquam.
*deafening bemused silence*
OK, so Nunquam was Robert Blatchford, the man who founded & edited The Clarion. He went a wee bit barmy in his latter years, but this book is about his experiences that drew him to socialism.
Even better, this is a 1977 facsimile reprint, so it looks great, and I can read it without feeling guilty about the sort of things that happen to books in my bag
But i have wanted a copy of this for soooooo long. And now I have it. Thanks to our wonderful neighbour who kindly takes in parcels for us more often than one could reasonably expect, and is always cheery and charming