First published in 1951 in the US, now public domain. A joyous gent who sings of the glory of the true realities of life, Dan England chose âtalkingâ as his vocation in life. This he did, joyously and beautifully. He talked to the poets without dreams, actors who couldnât act, and writers who couldnât write who came to his house for an evening to listen and stayed on for monthsâŚyears.
Not a few found new hope as they heard him capture the poetry of living in his talk of saints, and in stories about his greatness of Godâs gifts (among which was the wine that gave added sparkle to his words). There was Briggs, the religion editor without religion to become a fearless âdefender of the faithâ under Danâs influence. And Tim, the janitor who âexposedâ the corruption of the Match Industry when in an idle hourâs count of a box of matches he found âfourâ missing. For the glorious length of a Dan England discourse the retiring little janitor became a tiger for reform.
This is the latest troubadour of life-beautiful to come from the pen of the author of the classic Mr. Blue.