Combined Ops (1960)

[hedgebird]

Sutcliff's 1900-word essay about the development of The Lantern Bearers, written for the periodical The Junior Bookshelf in July 1960, presumably on the occasion of the novel's having won the Carnegie Medal. The essay was reprinted in the 1969 and 1980 editions of the anthology Only Connect, edited by Sheila Egoff, G.T. Stubbs, and L.F. Ashley; unfortunately I don't have a link to the book. Update: Internet Archive now hosts both the 1969 edition and the 1980 edition.

Spoilers for The Lantern Bearers, as you might imagine.

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