The Knox brothers : Edmund, 1881-1971, Dillwyn, 1884-1943, Wilfred, 1886-1950, Ronald, 1888-1957

Penelope Fitzgerald, the Booker Prize-winning author of 'Offshore' and 'The Blue Flower', turns her attention to the story of her remarkable family. When I was very young I took my uncles for granted, and it never occurred to me that everyone else in the world was not like them.' Penelope Fitzgerald turns her novelist's gaze on the quite extraordinary lives of her father and his three brothers. Edmund Knox, her father, was one of the most successful editors of Punch. Dillwyn, 'Dilly', a Cambridge Greek scholar, was the first to crack the Enigma code and in so doing, is estimated to have shortened the Second World War by six months. Wilfred became a priest and welfare worker in the East End of London. Ronald was Roman Catholic chaplain to Oxford University's student body, preacher, wit, scholar, crime-writer and translator of the Bible. A homage to a long-forgotten world and a fascinating account of the generation straddling the divide between late Victorian and Edwardian. This Is Penelope Fitzgerald's Biography Of Her Remarkable Family. In This Book, Penelope Fitzgerald Turns Her Novelist's Gaze On The Quite Extraordinary Lives Of Her Father And His Three Brothers. Within It We See Penelope Fitzgerald Exercising Her Pen Before She Began Her Novel-writing Career. Edmund Knox, Her Father, Was One Of The Most Successful Editors Of Punch. Dillwyn, A Cambridge Greek Scholar, Was The First To Crack The Nazi's Message Decoding System, Enigma, And In So Doing, Is Estimated To Have Shortened The Second World War By Six Months. Wilfred Became An Anglo-catholic Priest And An Active Welfare Worker In The East End Of London. Ronald, The Best Known Of The Four During His Lifetime, Was Roman Catholic Chaplain To Oxford University's Student Body, As Well As Preacher, Wit, Scholar, Crime-writer And Translator Of The Bible. This Volume Is A Homage To A Long-forgotten World And An Account Of The Generation Straddling The Divide Between Late Victorian And Edwardian Life. Penelope Fitzgerald ; With An Introduction By Richard Holmes. Previous Ed.: London: Harvill, 1991. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [271]-273) And Index. THIS IS THE STORY OF FOUR BROTHERS who were born into the family of a Victorian vicarage.