Saying goodbye to ’16 via Mr Key’s Brief Lives

Drawing of Ronald Firbank by Augustus John

Throughout this frankly challenging year, we have gained frequent strength and fortitude by regularly flipping through the pages of Mr Key’s Shorter Potted Brief, Brief Lives (Little Brown, 2015). Its author and compiler, Frank Key, is a small press legend, blogger and radio personality. Taking as its starting point John Aubrey’s Brief Lives, Mr Key has attempted… Continue reading Saying goodbye to ’16 via Mr Key’s Brief Lives