Author: Peter Marchant
Born: 14 May 1928
Died: 26 October 2013
Bio: "Marchant put fiction behind him after publishing Give Me Your Answer Do. According to his obituary, he stayed in academia, becoming a specialist in the 19th century British novel and teaching for decades at Penn State and the State University of New York – Brockport." (Source: https://neglectedbooks.com/?p=8682)