Ackerley, J. R.

J. R. ACKERLEY (1896-1967) was for many years the literary editor of the BBC magazine "The Listener". A respected mentor to such younger writers as Christopher Isherwood and W. H. Auden, he was also a longtime friend and literary associate of E. M. Forster. His works include three memoirs -- "Hindoo Holiday, My Dog Tulip", and "My Father and Myself" -- and a novel, "We Think the World of You".