With special thanks to Jane Dix, great-granddaughter of Ernest Couzens. At the start of this year, I was fortunate to be contacted by the family of Ernest James Couzens (1883 — 1955), who provided much of the information below, as well as the pictures, which are reproduced here with their permission. Fig. 1. Ernest …

In 2025, Talbot House obtained the original proof copies of the Wipers, which were once owned by Frederick Roberts. At the time of writing, they have been republishing the issues and sending them out via subscription on the original dates they were published. I was privileged and honoured to be asked to write the …