There Are Some Secrets

Who was the man behind the publishing house that brought Winnie-the-Pooh to the world? Editor E. V. Lucas - author publisher critic worldwide traveler and purported owner of the finest pornographic library in London - joined illustration and text together in the beloved childrens books. A friend of Peter Pan author Sir J. M. Barrie Lucas glittering literati circle influenced theatre silent film and wartime charity efforts throughout the 20th century. A fixture of Edwardian society Lucas lively parties blended together artists actors and politicians with a cryptic undertone. In There Are Some Secrets author Sara Sass untangles the historical threads of Edwardian pleasure pain and mystery that continue to impact our western world.