Fly Fishing: Memories of Angling Days

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Mr Lumsden was better known for his talents as a singer in his youth, as the famous British composer, Benjamin Britten, was an admirer of his vocal prowess. He had been honoured by the composer, who wrote the roles of Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Superintendent Budd in Albert Herring, especially for his deep bass voice.

Ads as culture makers and business developers that go beyond mere ‘promotion’: Nicolas Roope, executive creative director & co-founder, PokeOf course, there were hitches. Michael Russell delighted in the van driver who returned to base with a full van load of books, protesting that he had been unable to find London. Russell christened him “Pathfinder”: “He’d got to Staines, so he was getting warm.” Scott Eyman of The Palm Beach Post noted the book's humor as "intensely British", though he said it struggles to maintain the joke in its second half. He described the sudden tonal shift of the book's ending, featuring a ghost and a drowning, as disconcerting, though calling the ending itself well-done. [8] Mike Ellis, writing for the Indianapolis News, said that the book succeeds as a parody of "the tradition of genteel autobiographies about English country life". However, as a fishing book, Ellis observed that the book provides little to experienced fly fishers, "except some insight into British fly patterns and famous British trout and salmon streams". [5] Sidney Vines, writing for The Spectator, described his experience with the book positively, and said he was unsurprised at its popularity. [9] Legacy [ edit ]

Michael Russell, who has died in Norfolk aged 86, was a publisher, wit and author, especially notable in the latter capacity for writing the spoof memoir Fly Fishing: Memories of Angling Days (1991), by J R Hartley. I loved the whole adventure: meeting the famous director Bob Brooks and the actor Norman Lumsden (a veteran opera singer) playing JRH, and having the house transformed with Victorian whatnots, antimacassars, cache-pots, jardinières – and wall-mounted glass cases containing prize trout. In 2001 Lumsden contracted shingles and died from subsequent infection at the age of 95. [9] After his death the "Fly Fishing by JR Hartley" advert was rebroadcast as a tribute.AMV was one of the agencies that pitched, but its success was not a foregone conclusion. Condron describes AMV at the time as “a curiosity” because it was known more for print and outdoor advertising. Michael Russell also had a shrewd eye for likely re-issues, such as, in 1984, Freya Stark’s Alexandra’s Path; in 1999 Diana Holman-Hunt’s My Grandmothers and I; and in 2003, James Lees-Milne’s Another Self.