Along with The Green Man, and Jake's Thing, this writer wrote a work which is set during a parallel universe in which the reformation did not occur, and its protagonist must undergo castration since the pope decrees that his voice is too precious to sacrifice to puberty.
One of this man's works centers on Maurice Allington, an innkeeper who lives with his second wife, teenage daughter and 80 year old father in an upstairs apartment. Along with The Green Man, and Jake's Thing, this writer wrote a work which is set during a parallel universe in which the reformation did not occur, and its protagonist must undergo castration since the pope decrees that his voice is too precious to sacrifice to puberty. Along with The Alteration, this author wrote a (*) James Bond novel under the pseudo name Robert Markham, Colonel Sun. In his most famous work, the titular protagonist has a sporadic relationship with Margaret Peel and tries to maintain a good relationship with his boss Professor Welch. For ten points, name this author of The Old Devils who wrote about the history lecturer Jim Dixon in Lucky Jim.
One of this man's works centers on Maurice Allington, an innkeeper who lives with his second wife, teenage daughter and 80 year old father in an upstairs apartment.
{Kingsley Amis}