Henry Eliot is an accomplished author of book titles, ‘Follow This Thread, a beautifully designed book that explores the history and psychology of mazes, and Curiocity (with Matt Lloyd-Rose), an alternative A-Z of London, to name a few. The session at Neev was a part of the initiative by Penguin Random House India who are hosting The Great PRH Classics Festival through the month of November across five cities in India.
The session, The Literary Quest, attempted to bring the wonders of the Classics to the younger generation. He spoke about a selection of favourite children’s books; how a book gets made; what ‘makes’ a classic; the history of Penguin and its classic series; and a tour of the greatest and/or more unusual authors from the history of literature.