Mr Speaker Bercow, Man of the People by Stephen Massil

Stephen Massil (Mr Speaker Bercow, Man of the People) held a senior position at the University of London Library, which he combined with postings at the Huguenot Library, Sir John Soane’s Museum, the National Trust and the Garrick Club. He is a Vice-President of the Jewish Historical Society of England, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and of the Library Association; and a contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. In 2016 he gained an MA in Biography and Creative Non- Fiction from UEA, where his principal subject was Lost Cousins, chronicling a series of historical figures and their connections, with an autobiographical undertow.

Stephen's work appears in Issue 2 of Hinterland. Click here to buy a copy.