If you were to die I should think the world a great deal less worth living in.
William Cobbett
Diss Museum
There never were two men who went on so well together, and with such trifling difference of opinion.
Henry Hunt
Preston Cock, like Swift's bug, must wait til I have leisure to give him a last squeeze.
William Cobbett
I have twice shaken the ruffian old beast from my back, he shall never fix his filthy carcass upon my shoulders again.
Henry Hunt
Peter Clark
Peter Clark has had wide experience of living, working and travelling in the Middle East over the past fifty years. His books include Marmaduke Pickthall British Muslim, which was published in the 1980s, and more recently Istanbul in the series 'Cities of the Imagination' published by Signal Books and Emerging Arab Voices One published by Saqi Books. Peter has also translated eight books from Arabic – history and fiction – including Grandfather's Tale and Sabriya by Ulfat Idilbi, published by Quartet Books.
His latest book is Coffeehouse Footnotes published by Twopenny Press. Peter is a cultural consultant, a trustee of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and a contributing editor of Banipal, the magazine of modern Arab literature. He also writes obituaries for The Guardian and book reviews for the TLS and Asian Affairs.
Over the years, Peter has collected a PhD and an OBE. He is married, is a proud grandfather and is based in Frome in Somerset.
