Conrad Voss Bark

Conrad Voss Bark, actually Conrad Voss Bark Lyddon, ( born March 9, 1913 in Cottingham (East Riding of Yorkshire ), † 23 November 2000) was an English journalist and writer.

Life

Bark completed his schooling at Hymers College in Hull and attended Bristol Grammar School. Subsequently, he earned his living with all sorts of odd jobs. In 1935, he got a job as a journalist at The Hampstead News; later he moved to Golders Green Gazette.

Throughout the Second World War Bark worked in London at the Ambulance Service. Immediately after the war he returned to Bristol, and served there for a short time as editor of the Western Daily Press. In the spring of 1947 he went to London and became a journalist and editor at The Times.

In 1951, he became the first journalist for the BBC produced a live report on television.

He was married four times and left several children.

Reception

As a journalist Bark was primarily known for his political comments. In addition to his technical books on fly fishing, which have been appreciated by many (and still are ), created some highly valued by the audience detective novels. These invented Bark 1962 " Detective Mr. Holmes ," and to whom he dedicated some of his works in a row.

Works

  • The Arundell Arms beginner's guide flyfishing. Merlin Unwin, Ludlow 1993, ISBN 1-873674-14-7.
  • The dry fly. Progress since Halford. Merlin Unwin, Ludlow 1996, ISBN 1-873674-22-8.
  • Fishing for lake trout with fly and nymph. Witherby, London 1972, ISBN 0-85493-102-3.
  • A fly on the water. Allen & Unwin, London, 1986, ISBN 0-04-799034-1.
  • A history of flyfishing. Unwin, London 1992, ISBN 1-873674-03-1.
  • The new encyclopaedia of fly fishing. 2nd Ed Hale, London 1999, ISBN 0-7090-6308-3. (formerly titled The encyclopaedia of fly fishing ).
  • Mr. Holmes goes to ground. Macdonald, London 1963.
  • Mr. Holmes and the fair Armenian. I. Henry Press, Hornchurch 1979, ISBN 0-86025-107-1 ( d Nachdr London Aug. 1964).
  • Mr. Holmes and the love bank Macdonald, London 1964.
  • The Shepherd profiles. Pan Books, London, 1970, ISBN 0-330-02183-4 ( Nachdr d ed London 1966).
  • The second red dragon. Pan Books, London 1972, ISBN 0-330-23271-1 ( Nachdr d ed London 1968).
  • The sealed entrance. Chapman & Hall, London, 1947.
  • The big wave. Severn House, London 1979, ISBN 0-7278-0528-2.
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