The coffee having arrived (how hard it is to write without the ablative absolute!) we guzzled genteelly for a while... - Kyril Bonfiglioli

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The coffee having arrived (how hard it is to write without the ablative absolute!) we guzzled genteelly for a while...

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About Kyril Bonfiglioli

Cyril Emmanuel George Bonfiglioli (29 May 1928 – 3 March 1985) was an English art-dealer, science fiction editor, champion swordsman, and comic novelist. His name, which reflects his English, Italian and Slovene descent, was revised to Kyril Bonfiglioli. He claimed to be loved and respected by all who knew him slightly.

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