A long long time ago when LBR was wee, he was given a vintage Eagle book as a Christmas present. For the non initiated The Eagle’s hey day was during the 1950s and was a comic full of derring do. Heroism, war, individual courage, occasional true story but always boys own stuff. And of course, it was full of disillusional post-imperial angst as the British Empire withered away in the wake of the Second World War.
Reading Touching the Void brought back memories of those younger days. Not just the content of the story, but also the illustrations. They really are remarkably similar to that Boys own style.
Still Simpson is a man to be admired. Written in 1988, which is really surprising as I thought the story was much more recent. The book is well written, and it is a cracking film too.
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