Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
It really didn't penetrate my consciousness - I heard about it on the news but my mind and heart were so filled with the dashing Jean-Benoit and the beastliness of Rockingham that I simply couldn't process grubby current affairs.

No. You may keep your Russians. As novelists go, there is no one to touch Daphne.
She's underrated and out of fashion, certainly. However, I think you may be overstating matters somewhat.

On another note, your nostalgic memory sounded like a very English, middle-aged version of the first verse of Tom Petty's 'Running Down A Dream'.

Tom Petty - now there's underrated.