Keith Waterhouse

IntroductionTo the Editor of the Bicycle News:Sir, May I crave the courtesy of your columns to put paid to a foul canard - namely, that I have had the temerity to re-write The Diary of a Nobody.Sir, I have not - would not - dare not! What I have ventured to do is to add the merest footnote to that...

In 1995, a secret society was formed comprising Britain's foremost thinkers, writers and artists, to explore the world's most bizarre nooks and crannies, to trade and share in useless information. In this book, they reveal their findings to the public. Playwright, author and "Daily Mail"...

Billy Fisher feels trapped by his working-class parents, his unfulfilling job as an undertaker's clerk, and his life in a dull, provincial town. His only refuge is in his daydreams, where he is the leader of the country of Ambrosia. Unfortunately, Billy's wild imagination leads him to tell lies...