Talk:Robin Denniston

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Is he Notable?

I think he is notable:

1. He was an important publisher who shaped a number of major British publishing companies.

2. Most writers struggle until a publisher takes up their case, gets the book into print and does a sales job on it. Denniston helped several notable writers over this hurdle including: Anthony Buckeridge, John le Carre and Trevor Huddleston. John le Carre wrote, “It is easy to publish a successful writer,” he said. “To stand by him in difficult times is a far greater strength.”, (quoting from the Telegraph obituary).

3. He was a/the son of Alistair Denniston who led the British code-breaking effort during the First World War and part of the Second. Secret warriors are unavoidably under-rated by history, at least for a time. Think of Alan Turing. Alistair deserves more attention and Robin's biography of him will be useful.

Robin Denniston is notable by association with a considerable number of notable people.

Budhen (talk) 11:04, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I am now convinced enough to leave it unless others want to join the discussion. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 15:36, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]