1. Contra http://Vox.com & @zackbeauchamp the best story about the late Robert Conquest involves his porn collection & Philip Larkin
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@HeerJeet Ah, this is an ingeniously awful tale. While Amis was working in Swansea, he'd occasionally borrow Conquest's London flat...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet ... for *cough* extra-martial frolics while in London on literary business. On one occasion, Conquest wired up a tape recorder...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet ... so when Amis let himself in, a disembodied voice intoned "Lucky sod." Apparently, it killed the mood most efficiently. :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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