![]() Here, in the first of a short series of posts, is guest blogger Chris Hopkins, writing about Nicholas Monsarrat. ![]() We wanted to discuss ‘then and now’ – why an author or book was popular in the mid-20 th century and why he or it remains well-known today, or has been forgotten. In May 2019 the reading groups from our sister project, Reading 1900-1950, read popular authors or books read by our Sheffield interviewees years earlier and still remembered by them. He expressed the feeling and he kind of gave graphic descriptions of the way the sea rules, whoever’s on the sea, no matter whether you’re a little skiff or a big destroyer or a battleship of whatever it is, the sea at the end of the day is in charge and you get that impression with Monsarrat that whilst we, and his men, did very well, the sea inevitably won. ![]() Nicholas Monsarrat, his naval books are extremely good … Oh yes, yes, one could get the impression with them that you were there. By Chris Hopkins, Professor of English Studies and Head of the Humanities Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University ![]()
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