Heroes & Villains

Heroes and Villains is an immensely readable collection of his most entertaining pieces and includes portraits of DH Lawrence, Imelda Marcos, Richard Nixon, Bertrand Russell, Rupert Murdoch, Princess Anne, David Gower, Jonah Lomu, Henry Cooper, Alex Higgins. Plus some less familiar to a modern audience: Dr Banda, Gromyko, Beaverbrook, Len Hutton, Khashoggi, Cliff Morgan, David Astor, Tiny Rowland, Harold Evans …. and many more.

Trelford was a master at capturing the essence of his subjects. Hugely knowledgeable about the world of sport, he has written books on WG Grace, Len Hutton and snooker as well as a biography of Garry Kasparov.