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Leo Marks (24 September 1920 – 15 January 2001 / London)
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Born the son of an antiquarian bookseller in London, he was first introduced to cryptography when his father showed him a copy of Edgar Allan Poe's story, "The Gold-Bug". From this early interest, he demonstrated his skill at codebreaking at an early age by deciphering his father's secret price codes.
His father, Benjamin Marks, was joint owner of the Marks & Co bookshop at 84 Charing ... more »
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He also wrote:
Nag, nag, niggle, nag
Spit your life away
Waggle your acid in front of the placid
And establish your right of way
Then pick a point
Peck a point, grind it on a nerve
Nag, nag, niggle, nag
Till you get what you deserve.
What a lovely poem, and of course Leo has yet another claim to fame - he was the
London bookseller in '84 Charing Cross Road'. Anthony Hopkins played him just right, and I can just remember the actual shop at No 84, with a dark coloured? black frontage.
I also remember how my family were likewise [; eased to get food parcels in 1946-49, though in this case not from a famous author in the US, but family in Canada..
I have just heard The Life that I Have read out over the radio and would love to track it down.