Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: A Blackstable boyhood -- At St. Thomas's Hospital -- A writer by instinct -- Aiming for the West End -- England's dramatist -- Syrie -- Code name "Somerville" -- Behind The painted veil -- A world of veranda and prahu -- Separation -- The Villa Mauresque -- Master Hacky -- The teller of tales -- An exercise in propaganda -- The Bronzino boy -- Betrayal.