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'''Leonard Russell''' - English journalist and satirist, best known for editing ''Press Gang! Crazy World Chronicle'' (London 1937), a collection of satiricle articles, supposedly real articles from British newspapers. Contributors included Russell, [[Cyril Connolly]], [[Hilaire Belloc]], [[Ronald Knox]] and [[A. G. Macdonnell]].
'''Leonard Russell''' - English journalist and satirist, best known for editing ''Press Gang! Crazy World Chronicle'' (London 1937), a collection of satiricle articles, supposedly real articles from British newspapers. Contributors included Russell, [[Cyril Connolly]], [[Hilaire Belloc]], [[Ronald Knox]] and [[A. G. Macdonnell]].


The most memorable article is by [[Cyril Connolly]] entitled 'Where Engels Fears to Tread', a mock book review which paints a brilliantly comic portrait of [[Brian Howard]].
The most memorable article is by [[Cyril Connolly]] entitled 'Where Engels Fears to Tread', a mock book review which paints a brilliantly comic portrait of [[Brian Howard (poet)|Brian Howard]].


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Revision as of 07:18, 10 October 2008

Leonard Russell - English journalist and satirist, best known for editing Press Gang! Crazy World Chronicle (London 1937), a collection of satiricle articles, supposedly real articles from British newspapers. Contributors included Russell, Cyril Connolly, Hilaire Belloc, Ronald Knox and A. G. Macdonnell.

The most memorable article is by Cyril Connolly entitled 'Where Engels Fears to Tread', a mock book review which paints a brilliantly comic portrait of Brian Howard.