Lives in Cricket No 7 - Richard Daft

the keenest on the history and practice of the game of cricket. He is best remembered for his collections of fairy stories: Books yellow, red and green and blue All true or just as good as true. Lang went on to write, as an introduction to Richard’s book, one of the most famous essays on cricket, which has been anthologised over and over again, and was actually republished on its own in 1992 to mark the centenary of the publication of the work it was written to introduce. By the end of November 1891, the matter, if not the manuscript, was in the hands of Tillotson and Son. Tillotsons offered J.W.Arrowsmith, the Bristol-based publisher and printer, the volume rights, including that introductory chapter from the pen of Andrew Lang and the use of at least 50 photographs and pictures. Arrowsmith, an entrepreneurial and provocative man to do business with, sought further particulars: Tillotsons complied before offering him the entire British and American volume rights for the sum of £200. Arrowsmith accepted by return, although the date of delivery of the typed manuscript hung in the air. Tillotsons 118 Kings of Cricket Part of the correspondence between agent and publisher about Daft’s book, ‘Kings of Cricket’.