Posted by andyb on August 15, 2005 at 15:25:25 from 213.122.186.130 user beardbiter.
In Reply to: A new AR admirer! posted by Peter H on August 15, 2005 at 14:32:53:
Also a mention by playwright Arnold Wesker;
"Who taught me to read? I don't remember. But I certainly remember Whitechapel Library and the books borrowed from there. Brer Rabbit, Just William, Arthur Ransom (sic), and Wind in the Willows, which I read half a dozen times and each time wept."
The Guardian Aug 6 2005