Set Down in Malice: A Book of Reminiscences

A collection of personal reminiscences and portraits records the author's meetings and assessments of leading literary, musical, and theatrical figures of his time. Many chapters were written during active service abroad, giving occasional digressions and a candid immediacy rather than strict documentary accuracy. Entries range from extended studies of George Bernard Shaw and Frank Harris to shorter sketches of writers, musicians, critics, theatre personalities, and public figures, with episodic scenes set in Manchester, Chelsea, Berlin and various festival and nightclub settings. The tone blends anecdote, critical judgment, and reflective observation to produce an informal mosaic of early twentieth-century cultural life.