Richard Boston

FILM Bertrand Russell says that the first philosopher was Thaies of Miletus in the sixth century BC. Thaies, who tiiought that everything is made of water, was soon followed by Heraclitus of Ephesus, whose variation on the theme was that everything is in a state of flux. Since everything is in a...

This biography of Osbert Lancaster (1908-1986) covers his life and multi-faceted talent as cartoonist, painter, writer and theatre designer. For 40 years a "Daily Express" cartoonist, he designed many theatrical productions and wrote two volumes of autobiography and other writings.