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Hammond, John

John Hammond has written on Wells, Poe, Orwell, Stevenson and Defoe. He is also the founder of the James Hilton Society: www.jameshiltonsociety.co.uk.

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In Search of Shangri-La

John Hammond on James Hilton, Lost Horizon

I first discovered James Hilton’s Lost Horizon as an adolescent, when I came across a hardback copy in a secondhand bookshop marked at one shilling and ninepence (8p in today’s money). It was published in Macmillan’s Cottage Library and I can still remember its nice clear typeface, the feel of its rounded corners, and the slight browning of the pages which added a nostalgic charm. As soon as I read the opening sentence I was hooked.
20120301160705 John Hammond on James Hilton, Slightly Foxed Issue 33

Chips Triumphant

John Hammond on James Hilton, Good-bye Mr Chips

On my bookshelves are several well-thumbed copies of Good-bye Mr Chips. One is a first edition with a delightful jacket illustration by Bip Pares of Mr Chips asleep in an armchair. Another is a film ‘tie-in’ paperback showing Peter O’Toole and Petula Clark in a scene from the 1969 musical version. A third is a beautifully bound special edition signed by the author and the artist H. M. Brock. And yet another is of Robert Donat and Greer Garson in a scene from the classic film version made in 1939.

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