E. R. Braithwaite was born 1922 in British Guiana and educated in British Guiana and the United States. He served in the R. A. F. His publications include i>To Sir with Love: Experiences While Teaching in a London School/i> (1959); i>Paid Servant: A Report about Welfare Work in London/i> (1962); i>A Kind of Home-Coming: A Visit to Africa/i> (1963); i>A Choice of Straws /i>(1965).