The Accidental Editor

How A Boy Who Only Ever Wanted To Go To Sea Ended Up Running A Provincial Daily Newspaper The Accidental Editor Is The Autobiography Of A Man Who Never Wanted To Be A Journalist . . . Until He Was One. Richard Harris Became A Reporter On His Local Weekly Paper Only Because It Seemed A Slightly Better Bet Than Shovelling Horse Manure On A Mushroom Farm Which Was His Introduction To Working Life. Almost Immediately He Realised That It Was The Job He Was Cut Out For - And Not Just Because It Was Through It That He Chanced To Meet The Woman Who Was To Become The Love Of His Life. The Accidental Editor - Set In An Age Before Newspapers Were Taken Over By The Money Men And When Journalism Was Still Great Fun - Is A Story Of Tragedy And Humour Of Excitement And Frustration And Of Hard Work And Unlikely Lucky Chances. It Is A Story Of Memorable Characters - From The Inspiring Editors He Worked Under To The World Famous Celebrities He Met Along The Way. But Most Of All It Is A Story Of How A String Of Coincidences Good Luck And Being In The Right Place At The Right Time Can Take A Man To Places He Never Intended To Go To. Cover Illustration: Ray Straw Www.Theaccidentaleditor.Com