Victor E Knight was born in 1939 in Barking, where the public library provided more of his early education than did his primary school. He studied piano as a Junior Exhibitioner at the Royal Academy of Music. He took a degree in German and Russian at Magdalene College, Cambridge, and, later, a PhD in German at Edinburgh. He held various posts in university libraries, finally (as chief librarian) at Liverpool. He was invited to visit Jakarta as adviser to the National Library of Indonesia. He has played the trombone in amateur orchestras and accompanied and conducted amateur operatic societies.
Two Little Girls in Blue
In this captivating family saga set in London from the late Victorian era to the early twentieth century, two sisters and two brothers navigate the complexities of love, family, and fortune. The elder siblings, favoured and spoiled since childhood, find themselves grappling with unhappiness and a se...
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