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Michael Allen
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Michael’s career as a writer began with an article on the Norfolk Broads which was published in the Angling Times in 1954.  Since that time Michael has written an enormous amount of non-fiction – books, ebooks, articles, a blog, reviews, and essays. It is impossible to list all of it here, but the items listed below are the most important. Click on a title for further details.

On the Survival of Rats in the Slush Pile – an extended essay on the role of randomness in writing publishing.  This edocument is available free of charge as a PDF download.
Grumpy Old Bookman – essays and criticism; the book of the famous blog, which in 2005 was listed by the Guardian as one of the top ten literary blogs worldwide.
Avebury in Winter  – an ebook containing photographs of the prehistoric stone circle at Avebury, together with a brief introduction to that ancient site.
The Truth about Writing  -- an essential guide for writers.
The Goals of Universitiesa scholarly work on education.