Author’s acknowledgements

Writing is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and fling him to the public.

Winston Churchill

Again, to those who asked me to write a pamphlet, this third edition is yet another step closer – I should be there by the tenth edition!

Thanks to the editorial and production teams at Pearson – including Chris Cudmore, Eloise Cook and Natasha Whelan – who have been instrumental in shaping and delivering this improved edition. Your ongoing support is appreciated. Thanks to Siân Lamb at my end who tackled the proofs and amendment ...

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