Acknowledgements
To Diana Syrat I owe an enormous debt of gratitude for her encouragement over many years, and for her sensitive editorial advice on issues large and small.
I am also extremely grateful to Simon Altmann, whose careful reading, thoughtful comments, understanding and encouragement have greatly sustained me.
Another great debt of gratitude I owe to Jane Altmann for letting me read the whole book to her many years ago, for patiently playing the dice game with me, and for her encouragement and support.
Thanks to Richard Chalmers of Dolman Scott for his help and patience, to Siobhan Smith for the cover design, and to Katy Dynes for the cover illustration.
Many thanks to Mike Bates for his help starting up this website.