|
|
Acknowledgments
We wish to acknowledge, first and foremost, the contributors to this volume. Without their commitment and enthusiasm, producing this book would not have been the pleasurable experience that it was. We would also like to thank Valerie Elliston for her careful reading and help with the manuscript. Our thanks, too, must go to Jacquie Slocombe (Ball) and Clare Ball for agreeing to write the first chapter, and for their enthusiasm for the whole project. Reg Johnson, custodian of The Robert Tressell Family Papers, deserves special mention. Without his generosity, our own research would be incomplete and certainly not as enjoyable. It is a unique pleasure to visit an archive and to be offered tea, toast, trifle, a pub lunch, and a range of biscuits and chocolates!
Julie Cairnie and Marion Walls