About the Author

Anthony Sampson was the author of twenty bestselling books, including Drum; Anatomy of Britain, The Sovereign State of ITT, The Seven Sisters, The Arms Bazaar, The Money Lenders, Drum, The Scholar Gypsy and Mandela. He was editor of Drum in South Africa, on the staff of the Observer in its heyday, a member of the North-South Brandt Commission and an active supporter of the SDP. In 1965 he married Sally, with whom he edited The Oxford Book of Ages, and who has helped to prepare this book for publication. He died in December 2004.